Home Health Line
03/20/2017
The Republicans’ Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal-and-replace bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) released Feb. 6, neither repeals nor replaces the law popularly known as Obamacare.
03/20/2017
by: HHL's Final CoPs Survey
In preparation for the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), most agencies have not yet examined the language their patient speak or created patient rights forms in languages beyond English.
03/19/2017
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).
03/13/2017
One agency’s experiences during a recent probe review might reassure others that the use of maintenance therapy has become more accepted by Medicare Administrator Contractors (MACs).
03/13/2017
Integrating home health aides into the patient care team may be new for some agencies, but it’s a positive step toward having the full interdisciplinary group work to improve patient outcomes.
03/13/2017
When one agency in a rural, mountainous area couldn’t reach a zenith in terms of recruiting, it thought outside the box. It focused on the area’s beauty and what it offers clinicians in their off time — while promoting the work-life balance.
03/13/2017
Agencies should review and update their employment and disciplinary policies now that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its guidance regarding retaliation against an employee’s anti-discrimination activities.
03/13/2017
Employer filing requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) can cause a major, unexpected headache for agencies. The information that agencies submit may not match the employees’ taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) that the IRS has on hand thus raising a red flag that the employee may not be authorized to work in the U.S.
03/13/2017
Seema Verma is a short step from taking the reins at CMS. On March 2, the Senate Finance Committee cast a 13-12 vote to send Verma ahead to a full Senate confirmation.
03/13/2017
by: HHL’s Final CoPs Survey
Most agencies have begun training for the Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and will continue to do so. That’s according to the 343 respondents to a question on HHL’s Final CoPs Survey.

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