Home Health Line
08/08/2016
Now that CMS has finalized a new hospice and palliative care composite process measure, hospices should begin a quality improvement project to make sure they are completing all seven processes rolled into this measure.
08/08/2016
Medicare’s hospice payments, adjusted for inflation and other factors, will rise an estimated 2.1% in 2017.
08/08/2016
Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA no longer requires agencies to document short- and long-term goals for episodes involving therapy patients.
08/08/2016
by: CMS' Home Health Compare website
The nationwide score on the item involving patients receiving the flu vaccine dropped to 69.4% when Home Health Compare’s latest scores were released July 13.
08/08/2016
by: OSHA
Read more about the fines levied by OSHA against one agency.
08/08/2016
by: CDC
Use this information from the CDC to inform patients about the flu vaccine.
08/05/2016
A recent analysis of clinical and functional case-mix points reveals the dramatic impact felt from the 2015 PPS final rule case-mix points shakeup.
08/05/2016
The average number of clinical case-mix points plummeted to 4.17 in 2015 from 8.27 in 2014, according to data from Seattle-based OCS HomeCare, now a part of the ABILITY Network.
08/01/2016
Retrain clinicians on what the terms “independent” and “needed some help” mean when answering OASIS item M1900 (Prior functioning ADL/IADL). Correct responses on this item can impact an agency’s Home Health Compare scores, star ratings and value-based purchasing results.
08/01/2016
A newly released submission form details the exact information Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA wants agencies to provide — and the specific order for it should be provided — during the upcoming pre-claim review demonstration.

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