Home Health Line Breaking News
07/18/2022
Members of this Technical Expert Panel will provide input on a proposed health equity structural composite measure for both hospice and home health care settings.
07/18/2022
The latest release of the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Reports has added a more focused review of functional status.
07/18/2022
CMS provides further guidance for completing the Patient Mood Interview, which is required with OASIS-E, in its third quarter OASIS Q&As, released July 18.
07/15/2022
The Department of Health and Human Services has extended the Public Health Emergency due to COVID-19 for an additional 90 days.
07/08/2022
Home health care services added 9,000 jobs in June, a bounce back from a drop of nearly 4,000 jobs the previous month.
07/07/2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it is extending its National Emphasis Program for COVID-19 until further notice.
07/06/2022
Why can an agency earn up to 10 achievement points but only up to nine improvement points toward its Total Performance Score?
07/05/2022
“Skilled nursing services were not medically necessary” was the top reason for denials under medical review during the first three months of 2022, according to CGS.
07/03/2022
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty last month to wire fraud charges related to a $400,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan he claimed would support staff at a purported home health company.
07/01/2022
MACs are reminding providers about the 2% payment adjustment now in effect due to the sequestration. Agencies were under a 1% cut from April 1 through June 30.

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