Home Health Line
07/18/2016
While home health agencies are using maintenance therapy G codes more often than they have in prior years, the Center for Medicare Advocacy contends these services are still underused due to a lack of education and clarity from Medicare.
07/18/2016
Weeks before CMS’ pre-claim review is slated to begin in Illinois, agencies remain confused about how the demonstration will work when patients have changes in condition or only require a few home health visits.
07/18/2016
Facebook’s recently retooled algorithm used for content people view should serve as added motivation for agencies to use the social media site’s new, free live video feature.
07/18/2016
One of the nation’s largest privately-held home health care companies will be gifted to a newly created non-profit foundation, which will become the agency’s majority owner over the next several years.
07/18/2016
Agencies’ use of maintenance therapy increased from 2013 to 2015, according to data from Seattle-based OCS, now part of ABILITY Network, Inc. Agencies used the maintenance therapy G code for PT during 1.05% of home health episodes in 2015, an increase of 33% from 2013.
07/18/2016
Agencies in the state of Maryland stand out on the various measures listed on Home Health Compare that are included within value-based purchasing, according to the latest Home Health Compare data released July 13.
07/18/2016
by: CMS and Seattle-based OCS HomeCare, now a part of ABILITY Network Inc.
Nearly 1,100 agencies nationwide earned five stars in the ratings system involving HHCAHPS. Meanwhile, 2,441 agencies received 4.5 stars.
07/18/2016
View the reporting algorithm for M1313.
07/18/2016
by: NPUAP.org, OASIS-C2 and OASIS-C1 guidance manuals
The following chart comprises OASIS-C1, guidance from the NPUAP and CMS' recently released OASIS-C2 guidance manual.
07/14/2016
About 600 home health agencies in the nine states nationwide participating in value-based purchasing have still not taken steps to gain access to the home health value-based purchasing secure portal.

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