Home Health Line
10/16/2017
In an attempt to reflect CMS’ new emergency preparedness CoP, The Joint Commission recently announced it has updated its Emergency Management standards chapter.
10/16/2017
CMS has resurrected its plans to create a clinical template for doctors to voluntarily use to ensure home health documentation meets requirements. The federal Medicare agency recently posted a proposed “Home Health Plan of Care / Certification” template online.
10/16/2017
CMS has issued further guidance on the expansion to the one-clinician rule, and agencies should review the information to make sure their collaboration on the OASIS complies with the guidance manual changes coming Jan. 1, 2018.
10/16/2017
by: HHL’s 2017 Referrals Survey
Nearly 95% of the 121 respondents to HHL’s 2017 Referrals Survey have educated physicians about face-to-face compliance. Meanwhile, about 54% of respondents have educated physicians about 5-star ratings in quality.
10/09/2017
CMS and its contractor, the RAND Corporation, explained during a Sept. 28 open door forum on the IMPACT Act that a decision has been made not to include data elements involving cognitive function and special services in 2018 fiscal year final rules.
10/09/2017
Even agencies that have studied up on Medicare’s new emergency preparedness Conditions of Participation (CoPs) will find value in new online training similar to what CMS surveyors are taking.
10/09/2017
As you prepare your agency for the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM), examine how many visits you provide individual patients during 30-day periods — and determine whether those episodes would be considered LUPAs under HHGM.
10/09/2017
by: Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network Inc.
About 42% of home health episodes in 2016 involved care that would be considered Medication Management Teaching and Assessment (MMTA) under the proposed Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM), according to an analysis by Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network Inc.
10/09/2017
Recent changes will once again require agencies to change their I-9 forms and ensure proper communication is given to all hiring managers and human resources staff responsible for I-9 verification. Failure to do so could result in hefty fines for agencies.
10/09/2017
The collapse of yet another version of an Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill in the Senate likely means that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) status quo will persist for a while, though other Trump administration machinations may affect the program’s ability to provide inexpensive coverage for patients.

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