Home Health Line
07/11/2011

Agencies hoping the proposed 2012 PPS rule would bring relief from the scheduling headaches related to the therapy reassessment requirements are out of luck.

07/11/2011

CMS sharpens the definition of homebound status. The proposal removes vague language from the definition, such as the term “generally speaking” and also reorders the list of conditions that would

07/11/2011

CMS issued a proposed rule June 30 that would retract its policy to require physician signatures on lab test requisitions. CMS had previously announced that it planned not to enforce

07/11/2011

HHL has boiled down the 186-page proposed rule into a quick reference tool to give you a look at how the changes would impact your agency if finalized. See below for an outline of the proposals, the section from the rule where they’re located and the impact they could have on your agency.

07/04/2011

Changes to the hospice face-to-face encounter requirement included in CMS’ 2012 proposed hospice wage-index rule have won the approval of the two major hospice associations, but more changes are needed

07/04/2011

Comprehensive staff training on agency procedures and policies will help your agency navigate CMS’ revised survey protocols successfully.

07/04/2011
by: Thelma Bowen

Question: A patient is admitted to the hospital during a home health episode. The patient is discharged from home health, but unexpectedly returns after the hospital stay. Does this patient

07/04/2011

A Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) soon could be knocking on your door for a pre-payment review if a new real-time claim analysis tool flags one of your claims as

07/04/2011

Do home health agencies need an exemption from the employee health coverage requirements of health care reform?

07/04/2011

Correction: In the June 27 issue of HHL, Brenda Klütz should have been identified as the former deputy director of the licensing and certification program at California’s Department of Health

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