Free Home Health Line Tool
07/02/2026
You can use this tool to make sure patients admitted during the third quarter had a timely face-to-face encounter.
06/18/2026
Give this to your clinicians to help them answer OASIS items related to whether or not your patient received a current reconciled medication list at discharge.
05/14/2026
Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, CMS rolled out significant changes to how it is measuring falls during a home health stay. Use this fact sheet to help educate your team on what they need to know as what counts as a fall and a fall with major injury shifts.
04/17/2026
The Service and Spending Variation Index (SSVI) is calculated using claims-based measures, each representing different aspects of hospice utilization, as well as non-hospice spending.
03/12/2026
Make sure your clinicians understand the new transportation question included in the final OASIS-E2. The item, A1255 (Transportation), and the response guidance differ from the item previously used.
02/26/2026
With changes to the HHCAHPS effective April 1, 2026, CMS updated measures related to quality reporting, star ratings and Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP).
01/15/2026
Medicare rules now allow for more flexibility in who conducts the face-to-face encounter used to certify a patient for home health services.
01/08/2026
Changes to response guidance for J1800 and J1900 were reportedly effective Jan. 1, 2026, according to CMS’ Quarterly OASIS Q&As released Nov. 20. However, CMS has yet to publish the specifics on the changes in an errata. Here’s a breakdown of the key pieces of new information in the draft manual update, released Dec. 18.
12/23/2025
Use this calendar to keep up with important dates, including Care Compare updates, quarterly OASIS Q&As and HHVBP reports.
12/19/2025
This tool breaks down the new steps that will be added in determining your agency's score on Falls with Major Injury (FMI).

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