Home Health Line
10/31/2024
Agencies should ensure they are submitting OASIS assessments within the required timeframe in order to avoid citations from surveyors.
10/31/2024
Regardless of the results of the presidential election, a high-profile pitch to expand home care access for Medicare beneficiaries has put fresh political attention on services in the home for seniors.
10/31/2024
Review your past survey citations to prepare for the start of CMS’ hospice Special Focus Program (SFP), especially if your hospice agency has struggled to maintain regulatory compliance and high Star Ratings in the past three years.
10/31/2024
Explore how CMS will select hospices for participation in the Special Focus Program based on an algorithm that uses information from surveys and the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP).
10/31/2024
What does the recent court decision related to the FTC’s final rule that banned noncompete agreements mean for your organization?
10/31/2024
After receiving a Behavioral Health clinical group designation with the most recent Home Health Grouper update, there may now be some instances where vascular dementia can be assigned primary.
10/31/2024
Providers are having a harder time getting patients successfully discharged and remaining out of the hospital for the next 31 days.     
10/24/2024
With TEAM, CMS will require more than 700 hospitals to lead care coordination efforts tied to key surgical procedures through the hospital stay and 30 days after discharge, including the patient’s referral and transition to home health or hospice.
10/24/2024
Beyond likely payment cuts, there are also new items expected for the OASIS in 2027 and a potential update for the Conditions of Participation.
10/24/2024
Patients may respond to questions in English or in their preferred language with the assistance of an interpreter, and you would not code "X — Patient unable to respond," CMS advises.

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