Home Health Line
04/30/2018
New guidance from CMS is now available to help agencies take full advantage of user-requested CASPER reports known as Home Health Review and Correct reports.
04/30/2018
by: CMS
G0158 (Written plan of care established and periodically reviewed) remained the most common standard-level deficiency in 2017, according to CMS data
04/19/2018
To ensure compliance with the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and avoid facing deficiencies, agencies should develop a benchmark of 90% to 95% OASIS submission within 30 days.
04/19/2018
More agencies have achieved 5-star status than ever before, and scores for transferring saw the biggest jump among all measures listed on Home Health Compare, according to the website’s latest update.
04/19/2018
Despite HHS’ efforts to reduce the backlog of appeals at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level, the average processing time for appeals has continued to grow.
04/19/2018
Educate your patients about their new Medicare cards and the ways people can protect themselves from fraud associated with the cards.
04/19/2018
CMS has named Adam Boehler as the new leader of its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Boehler is the founder and former CEO of Landmark Health, which provides home-based medical care.
04/19/2018
by: CMS
Agencies have continued to improve in nearly every Home Health Compare measure included within value-based purchasing, according to data released in July 2017.
04/16/2018
Initial survey results following the implementation of the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) show that some surveyors are closely scrutinizing agencies’ compliance with patient rights.
04/16/2018
Keep a dedicated calendar to track when CMS releases new raw quality data in CASPER and the deadlines for correcting any errors in that data. Doing so will help ensure you have plenty of time to make changes so the final quality measure calculations that are publicly reported on Home Health Compare accurately reflect your agency performance.

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