Home Health Line
07/27/2015
CMS has posted for the first time results from its two new, claims-based rehospitalization measures. These measures track hospital readmissions and emergency department use without hospital admission over a 30-day, rather than a 60-day period, as has been reported on Home Health Compare.
 
07/27/2015
by: SHP
Families of hospice patients scored hospices the lowest in the measure that asks whether they were provided help with feelings of anxiety or sadness, according to results from a dry run of Hospice CAHPS Survey data submitted by Strategic Healthcare Programs in Santa Barbara, Calif.
 
 
07/27/2015
CMS has posted for the first time results from its two new, claims-based rehospitalization measures. These measures track hospital readmissions and emergency department use without hospital admission over a 30-day, rather than a 60-day period, as has been reported on Home Health Compare.
 
 
07/20/2015
CMS’ proposals to tie 8% of home health agencies’ payments to quality outcome scores will mean agencies need to quickly invest in new technology such as electronic health record (EHR) systems or online portals to share data with other providers.
 
07/20/2015
As usual, geographic differences will mean some agencies fare better than others under the proposed 2016 PPS rule.
 
07/20/2015
A new quality measure recommended in the proposed 2016 PPS rule underscores the need for agencies to ensure clinicians fully understand how to fill out OASIS item M1309 (Worsening in pressure ulcer status since start of care [SOC]/resumption of care [ROC]).
 
07/20/2015
by: CMS
The 2016 proposed national per-visit amounts for low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) episodes are slightly greater for all disciplines than the 2015 rates. 
07/20/2015
The HHL team has compiled this quick-reference tool to help you evaluate the major provisions of CMS’ proposed rule. The following changes would take effect in 2016 if the rule is finalized as proposed.
07/20/2015
by: CMS
The following table contains the list of proposed measures CMS will use to gauge performance and base payment adjustments — positive or negative — of up to 5% to 8% over the course of the demonstration.
07/20/2015
Home health agencies seeking to challenge claim denials are mired deeper in the backlog of cases awaiting an administrative law judge (ALJ) hearing than previously estimated.
 

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