Home Health Line
04/30/2026
Reinforce documentation maintenance and storage policies as changes in hospice assessment and documentation efforts — including new technology — may create confusion that could lead to survey deficiencies and other compliance challenges.
04/30/2026
Take time during the start of care to discuss any limitations that a patient who lives alone may face, even if they’re resistant to it. 
04/30/2026
Make sure you have clear policies around patient requests for certain types of clinicians and staff, as well as policies around retaliation, after an EEOC lawsuit was announced earlier this year.
04/30/2026
Agency leaders face mounting pressure from multiple directions. Regulators are increasingly less interested in written policies or committee documentation and far more focused on whether organizations can prove that standards are executed reliably, day in and day out.
04/30/2026
Some agencies are struggling to report a timely transfer of health information to subsequent providers and to the patient, according to new data released in the April update of Care Compare.
04/23/2026
Make sure the reason for continued care is clear, particularly with repetitive tasks month after month, as a new audit shows CMS’ search for fraud, waste and abuse is now targeting home health stays for 361 days or longer. These medical reviews of years-old claims have high stakes, with Medicare contractors ready to claw back perceived overpayments.
04/23/2026
Ensure that unplanned discharges are completed properly — including the OASIS — and that all other documentation complies with CMS requirements. Failing to accurately note the patient’s status at discharge could impact scoring on publicly reported measures that drive reimbursement and star ratings.  
04/23/2026
Get ahead of potential roadblocks when providing in-home care for veterans by taking time to understand the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) processes. The VA functions differently from other payors, and agencies that fall behind on authorizations could end up providing care that doesn’t get reimbursed.  
04/23/2026
New proposed codes could soon identify surgical wounds left open on purpose. 
04/23/2026
Proposed changes to the ICD-10-CM code set include new codes for personal history of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, a low body mass index (BMI) and more.  

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