Home Health Line Breaking News
05/05/2026
“Notice of Admission (NOA) overlaps with existing home health admission” is the top reason for claim denials, according to CGS.
05/05/2026
The underpaid claims involved were received from April 17 to April 28. A fix is coming May 14.
05/04/2026
Some home health and hospice agencies in California have received notification of payment suspension from CMS contractor Qlarant, which serves as a Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) and assists CMS in identifying and addressing fraud, waste and abuse. 
04/28/2026
OASIS-based measures include results from July 2024 to June 2025, while HHCAHPS scores reflect surveys from October 2024 to September 2025.
04/27/2026
Hospice providers can now refresh their knowledge of billing for a Service Intensity Add-On (SIA), or additional registered nurse and social worker visits scheduled during the last seven days of a patient’s life, through an explanatory video released by CMS on April 16, 2026. 
04/21/2026
Changes effective Jan. 1, 2026, expanded the collection points used to determine this score after an Office of Inspector General report found home health agencies underreporting FMI incidents.
04/21/2026
CMS provided clarifications in response to 14 questions that also addressed using AI software to populate OASIS items, as well as updated guidance around reporting major falls.
04/20/2026
CMS is expanding its Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model and plans to make the updated payment model mandatory for hospitals, starting Oct. 1, 2027. 
04/17/2026
Don’t wait to address problems with your OASIS-E2 implementation. Correcting course now will keep issues from ballooning into larger problems that are more difficult to fix over time.
04/17/2026
ECRI has released its annual Top 10 Health Technology Hazards report to outline the most pressing sources of danger stemming from the use of medical devices and systems.

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