Home Health Line Breaking News
12/18/2022
An Office on Aging Policy would provide "centralized leadership and cross-government coordination to address the needs of and ensure resources are delivered to older adults and families."
12/17/2022
Survey vendors must utilize the revised CAHPS Hospice Survey materials beginning with January 2023 decedents (caregivers surveyed beginning April 1, 2023).
12/16/2022
There were 114 home health and hospice deals in the 12-month period ending November 15, contributing to a 74% increase in deal value from 2021.
12/15/2022
There is a renewed call for legislation to protect health care workers following the death of a home health care nurse in Washington state earlier this month.
12/14/2022
"When we say 'long-term care,' what we think about is nursing homes," says Medstar Health elder care director. "I think long-term care starts by supporting folks to stay at home when they need that support."
12/13/2022
Updated FAQs include details on performance reports and new and updated responses on the difference between percentile rankings and the eventual adjusted payment percentage.
12/13/2022
According to the OIG report, NGS did not attempt to collect $2.1 million in net lookback overpayments.
12/11/2022
Chamberlain University has recently launched a home health specialty initiative to address staffing issues in home health and continuing care. The initiative is funded through a $1.2 million grant awarded to the university by the American Nurses Foundation's Reimagining Nursing Initiative.
12/09/2022
The rendering practitioner for the face-to-face encounter, author of the encounter note, must sign his or her own note. Another practitioner regardless of affiliation or relationship, cannot sign an encounter note for the original author, Palmetto notes.
12/06/2022
Changes since the draft was released in May include updated guidance for Section D and the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS), as well as revised guidance for the patient mood interview.

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