Home Health Line
09/19/2016
Document the use of over-the-counter medications when assessing patients for fall risks and use data to enhance interventions and best practices.
09/19/2016
The Department of Health and Human Services is increasing the maximum civil monetary penalty amounts for home health agencies and other providers, according to an interim final rule published Sept. 6 in the Federal Register.
09/19/2016
In a Sept. 1 letter to CMS’ acting administrator, Florida’s U.S. senators expressed concern about the pre-claim review demonstration and called for its Oct. 1 start date in Florida to be delayed.
09/19/2016
by: Home Health Compare
The nationwide score on the item involving home health teams checking patients’ risk of falling improved to 99.1% when Home Health Compare’s latest scores were released July 13.
09/16/2016
Review and revise the election statement your hospice provides patients to make clear the care you offer is palliative and that by signing the statement, the patient is waiving the right to receive certain Medicare services.
09/16/2016
by: CMS
Clinicians should check patients’ soap to see if it contains any of the 19 active ingredients the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said should not be used in consumer antiseptic hand wash products. 
09/12/2016
by: CMS
The total cost for agencies unaffiliated with The Joint Commission to prepare for the emergency preparedness rule is $6,380, while the total cost for affiliated agencies will be $4,990, CMS says
09/07/2016
Read the judge's recent opinion and order in the Jimmo v. Sebelius case.
09/06/2016
by: Center for Medicare Advocacy
View the FAQs the Center for Medicare Advocacy created about maintenance therapy.
09/06/2016
by: CMS
View the following fact sheet about the Jimmo case.

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