Home Health Line Breaking News
10/31/2012
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine points to miscommunication between terminal cancer patients and their care providers.
 
The study found that 69% of patients with metastiatic lung cancer believe therapy will cure them.
 
10/23/2012

(Updated 9:30am on Oct. 24)

A proposed settlement to a class-action lawsuit could make collecting reimbursement easier when providing medically necessary services to maintain patients’ abilities or slow their progression of decline.

 

10/22/2012

You won’t need to file a separate 855A enrollment application for a new location in another state if a set of five specific conditions is met, CMS says in a new transmittal dated Oct. 19.

CMS also adds some new instructions on changes of ownership.

10/18/2012

CMS declines to endorse the recently validated Missouri Alliance for Home Care (MAHC) tool in its October 2012 OASIS Q&As, published yesterday.

"CMS does not approve or disapprove individual tools," according to Answer 7 of the Q&As.

10/16/2012

Home health company Amedisys today announced a new deal with insurer Humana to serve plan patients on a per-visit basis.

Under a previous deal, Humana had paid Amedisys per episode.

10/12/2012

The Missouri Alliance for Home Care (MAHC) has successfully validated a multi-factorial tool that agencies will be able to use to mark "yes" on M1910 (Falls risk assessment).

Previous tools used for the assessment had either lacked validated status or were not multi-factorial.

10/12/2012

(Updated: Oct. 12, 11:25am)

The latest update to Home Health Compare marks the first appearance of the claims-based emergency department (ED) use without hospitalization measure.

 

10/09/2012

Nearly 60 percent of Medicare beneficiary visits to emergency rooms and 25 percent of their hospital admissions are “potentially preventable” if patients receive better care at home or in outpatient settings.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission staff offered commission members that assessment at the advisory panel’s Oct. 5 meeting.

10/02/2012

The first week of this month also marks the first week of fiscal 2013. As a result, Oct. 1 saw the kickoff for several new CMS regulations.

Review the list and make sure you're ready for the following requirements.

10/02/2012

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) will review home health agencies’ compliance with the face-to-face encounter requirement in 2013, according to the new Work Plan published Oct. 2.

The Work Plan lists the issues the OIG will focus its scrutiny on in the coming year.

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