Home Health Line
07/31/2017
Hospices may soon have a less taxing way to return overpayments to CMS, officials from the federal Medicare agency announced during a July 20 home health, hospice and durable medical equipment (DME) open door forum.
07/27/2017
CMS' proposed PPS rule for 2018 seeks to remove 247 data elements from 35 OASIS items collected at specific time points during a home health episode. Those changes would occur beginning Jan. 1, 2019.
07/24/2017
The number of agencies earning 5 stars in patient satisfaction rose drastically in July 2017 compared to the prior quarter. This presents an opportunity for 500 more agencies to market their star status to referral sources.
07/24/2017
For the first time since 5-star quality of care ratings were released back in July 2015, there has been a drop — albeit a slight one — in the number of 5-star agencies.
07/24/2017
Think of M2005 (Medication intervention) as a two-part question and resist the urge to automatically enter response “0 — No” without careful thought when there are no medication issues during an episode of care.
07/24/2017
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about how to prepare for CMS’ revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), agencies asked questions of home health consultant J’non Griffin, president of Home Health Solutions, LLC in Carbon Hill, Ala. Here are some of Griffin’s answers.
07/24/2017
In comments about the proposed 2018 hospice rule, industry stakeholders expressed major concerns about CMS’ future plans to change hospice eligibility requirements.
07/24/2017
Officials at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have delayed a new electronic recordkeeping rule that’s being challenged in more than one federal courtroom.
07/24/2017
by: Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The five questions below earned the lowest scores from April 2016 through March 2017 on the HHCAHPS survey, according to data from the Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) in Santa Barbara, Calif. 
07/24/2017
The revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) require agencies to resolve complaints. A resolution means you’ve acknowledged and investigated the complaint, come to a decision about what to do, and acted upon that decision, says attorney Robert Markette of Indianapolis-based Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman.

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