Home Health Line
10/24/2016
If an upcoming CMS test allowing Medicare Advantage plans to customize their benefits as a way to improve care of chronically ill enrollees is successful, it eventually could mean plans would include fewer agencies in their provider networks.
10/24/2016
CMS posted a revised home health cost report Oct. 7. Changes included within the 254-page document are effective for cost reporting periods on or after Oct. 1, 2015.
10/24/2016
by: HHL’s Proposed CoPs Survey
More than 56% of the 249 respondents to a question on HHL’s Proposed CoPs Survey said they have or are planning on implementing a specific QAPI project focusing on improving measures within 5-star ratings.
10/24/2016
While ACOs may provide benefits in terms of referrals and communication with providers, agencies working with ACOs say you must be prepared for paperwork and red tape.
10/24/2016
by: Home Health Compare
There are 324 agencies nationwide that earned five stars in the ratings system involving quality of care, according to ratings released Oct 19. Meanwhile, 834 agencies received 4.5 stars.
10/24/2016
by: Home Health Compare
Agencies have continued to make strides on Home Health Compare measures included within value-based purchasing, according to the latest data released in October 2016.
10/20/2016
The efforts T.O.N.E. Home Health Services, Inc. took to successfully become a 5-star agency led accountable care organizations (ACO) to take notice. And the agency is reaping rewards from its relationships with ACOs In just a few months, its daily census went from 160 to 250 patients due to referrals and star recognition. 
10/17/2016
by: Diane Link
Modify your agency’s processes for care delivery — from the development of the care plan through patient discharge — immediately to prepare for the proposed Home Health Conditions of Participation (COPs).
10/17/2016
CMS trumpeted agencies’ successes when on Oct. 5 it released early results of Illinois’ pre-claim review — including the fact that only 34% of claims failed to pass muster. But industry experts contend the picture the federal Medicare agency paints doesn’t tell the whole story.
10/17/2016
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), right on the heels of its recent clarification that providers need to treat ransomware attacks as potential breaches of HIPAA, has advised agencies and other entities to assess whether they’re capable of responding to a cybersecurity incident.

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