Home Health Line
06/25/2026
A deep dive into quality metrics and cost report data show top performing agencies are making fewer visits, but keeping patients on service for a little bit longer.
06/18/2026
Permanent cuts may be off the table for 2027, but industry leaders are preemptively arguing against billions of dollars that CMS could still claw back with next year’s payment update.
06/18/2026
Give this to your clinicians to help them answer OASIS items related to whether or not your patient received a current reconciled medication list at discharge.
06/18/2026
Protect your patients and community by closely adhering to state and federal regulations around how to properly dispose of unused patient medications. Both home health and hospice agencies are held to strict standards around this practice, and failing to maintain adherence could lead to survey deficiencies or corrective action, a notable risk as surveys ramp up as part of CMS’ anti-fraud push. 
06/18/2026
Coders will soon be able to assign two new codes for patients with a low body mass index (BMI), finalized as part of the fiscal year 2027 ICD-10 code update released June 5.  
06/18/2026
Use LinkedIn to connect with other leaders in home-based care. It’s not the ideal platform for finding patients or clients, but LinkedIn can play a key role in helping to grow your business and build rapport with industry leaders. 
06/18/2026
Failure to justify skilled nursing was the top issue under Target Probe and Educate (TPE) reviews for the first three months of 2026.
06/11/2026
Stress your agency’s commitment to both staff and patients in light of CMS’ six-month enrollment moratoria for home health and hospice providers.
06/11/2026
Expect more home health and hospice audits, new regulatory requirements and more attention on Medicaid providers on the state level.
06/11/2026
With one shot each year at a payment update, the proposed 2.4% payment increase fails to meet the rising costs of providing care, according to stakeholders who pointed to wage pressures and climbing gas costs.

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