Home Health Line
04/03/2017
CMS is delaying for three months the rollout of new cardiac and orthopedic care models, as well as changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, according to an interim final rule published March 21.
04/03/2017
CMS’ supplemental medical review contractor (SMRC) has begun its first-ever project involving hospices — and this scrutiny could lead to recoupments.
04/03/2017
by: HHL’s Final CoPs Survey
Most agencies are planning to provide more QI training and more quality reviews to prepare for the new QAPI requirement. That’s according to the 323 respondents to a question on HHL’s Final CoPs Survey.
03/31/2017
Initial pilot testing results related to the IMPACT Act show a few domains such as pain are straightforward and easy to complete. But other domains such as cognitive status and medication reconciliation will require some edits before they get adopted.
03/30/2017
Providers offered CMS the following feedback about domains based on an initial test involving the IMPACT Act.
03/27/2017

The OASIS-C2 Q&As that CMS posted Feb. 24 finally offer direction in writing on how to answer M1311 (Current number of unhealed pressure ulcers at each stage) and M1313 (Worsening in pressure ulcer status since SOC/ROC).

03/27/2017
Two hot button issues for the home health industry — new Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and pre-claim reviews — were a key part of the reason many agencies recently traveled to Washington D.C. to attend the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) March on Washington.
03/27/2017
As agencies invest more in technology such as video call apps and/or text/picture messaging, they must ensure they have a sound business associate agreement in place. This will help them avoid costly legal risks with privacy and security rules under the HIPAA and HITECH regulations.
03/27/2017
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about how stay ahead of changing overtime and wage-and-hour rules to ensure compliance, agencies asked questions of attorney Angelo Spinola, shareholder with Atlanta-based Littler Mendelson. Here are some of his answers.
03/27/2017
A 55-43 Senate vote on March 13 installed Seema Verma as the new administrator of CMS.

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