Home Health Line
07/30/2026
CMS has issued an update for its survey guidance around home health agencies, adding details surveyors should look for in your acceptance-to-service policy. The changes were effective immediately.
07/30/2026
Spending before your margins have pooled can create a chain reaction that ends in debt, but there are ways to anticipate what your financial needs will be.
07/30/2026
Health care organizations face a growing challenge: protecting patient information in an environment where data moves across medical records systems, third-party vendors, connected medical devices, cloud platforms and a growing number of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
07/30/2026
National HHCAHPS response rates fell year-over-year from 23% to 22%.
07/23/2026
Industry experts were happy to see Endocrine 3 (Type 1, Type 2 and other specified diabetes) proposed to be added back to the low comorbidity subgroup list next year.
07/23/2026
Focus documentation on the patient’s condition or care at recertification to avoid the eye of medical reviewers already skeptical of subsequent periods. Every claim is under close scrutiny these days, but auditors are focusing more attention on longer lengths of stay.
07/23/2026
Get ready for a revised accreditation process, including changes to when your agency can work with its accrediting organization (AO) to conduct a mock survey. Agency leaders should revisit survey standards and regulatory language to avoid getting caught off guard by the changes when a surveyor arrives unexpectedly.
07/23/2026
Understand that each referral source’s front-facing staff holds the keys that allow access for your marketing team. If that person feels seen, your reps are more likely to get past the lobby.
07/23/2026
Talk to your patients about their advance directives (AD) early in care, even if your agency doesn’t provide palliative care or hospice. Having these documents in hand can ensure that the patient's wishes and rights are respected in an emergency.
07/23/2026
The distribution of home health care periods has shifted over the past few years under the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), according to data shared in the 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule.

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