Home Health Line Breaking News
11/10/2023
The health care system announced the change Nov. 6. 2023, noting it will eliminate 14,000 authorizations, reduce administrative burden on clinicians and help hospitals expedite discharges to avoid overcrowding.
11/09/2023
The change table for the updates notes 24 edits, with chapter and section for each update and a description of the change.
11/09/2023
Response times for resubmissions will be changing from 20 business days to 10 business days, effective December 1.
11/07/2023
CMS is pulling back from a proposal that would have required hospices to follow patient preference in selecting the type of therapist used in the interdisciplinary group (IDG) in order to meet the Conditions of Participation.
11/06/2023
Employers in home health care services added 9,500 jobs in October as the health care sector showed resilience as other areas of the economy saw slowing job growth heading into the fall.
11/02/2023
The bill would “recapture” green cards that were authorized by Congress but unused in previous years, allotting 25,000 to nurses, as well as their immediate family members.
11/01/2023
After pledging to cut home health payment rates in 2024, CMS again provided a modest payment increase in the 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) final rule, released late on November 1.
10/30/2023
Beyond the cost savings, the nine model states saw declines in unplanned hospitalizations, skilled nursing facility use and emergency department use followed by inpatient admission.
10/30/2023
Agencies should not submit a telehealth service date as the location code claim line-item date. Only an in person visit date may be reported with the location code.
10/27/2023
In a November meeting, the commission will review the hospice workplan over the coming 18 months, including hospice’s effect on net Medicare spending, the hospice aggregate cap and beneficiary outcomes, and more.

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