Home Health Line Breaking News
04/14/2023
Palmetto GBA, a Medicare Administrative Contractor for 16 states, recently published a Q&A on documentation for the primary diagnosis when it is part of a combination diagnosis code.
04/13/2023
A Texas home health company owner was sentenced to serve three years and nine months in prison and pay more than $1 million in restitution after a conviction of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
04/07/2023
The sector added 15,000 jobs in March, compared to 11,000 added in hospitals and 8,000 added in nursing and residential care facilities.
04/06/2023
Over eight years, more than 24 patients were placed on hospice when none of them had been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
04/05/2023
The preview reports and star rating preview reports for the July refresh are now available in iQIES.
03/31/2023
Hospices will see a payment increase in October, according to the FY 2024 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule.
03/31/2023
Legislation that will seek to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (H.J.Res.7) will have no impact on the timeline for ending CMS waivers related to the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, according to a statement from CMS.
03/30/2023
UnitedHealthcare is responding to concerns over prior authorization's potential to delay care and create burden by introducing code reductions this summer, the company announced.
03/30/2023
The organization's first DEI officer is hoping their transparency will inspire other organizations to follow suit.
03/27/2023
CMS has introduced several new tools for agencies to improve their results in the Home Health Quality Reporting Program, as well as Home Health Value-Based Purchasing.

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