Home Health Line Breaking News
04/27/2022
CMS has updated the individual data for home health providers at Care Compare, including two new data points.
04/25/2022
The findings from the new report note Total Performance Scores were 7% higher among agencies in the HHVBP states.
04/24/2022
A CMS change request issued April 7, 2022, is addressing issues identified with a unique issue with the transition to the Notice of Admission from the Request for Anticipated Payment, as well as a revision to make sure gaps in care are calculated consistently.
04/23/2022
The Medicare Administrative Contractors each issued notices earlier this month highlighting the need for hospice providers to submit data for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) to avoid payment penalties.
04/18/2022
CMS will pay for a second COVID-19 booster shot of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.
04/18/2022
Proposed ICD-10-CM  code changes released with the FY2023 Hospital Inpatient PPS (IPPS) proposed rule on April 18th introduced 1,179 new codes including several code additions to further identify the stage of severity as well as behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).
04/14/2022
A Notice of Admission error involving previous discharges that was thought to be fixed is continuing to cause trouble for home health agencies, according to an alert from Medicare Administrative Contractors NGS and Palmetto GBA.
04/13/2022
The Department of Health and Human Services has extended the Public Health Emergency due to COVID-19 for an additional 90 days.
04/08/2022
The process is intended for providers who were required to report in an applicable reporting period, but extenuating circumstances prevented them from submitting a report by the required deadline.
04/08/2022
CMS is providing more resources for agencies as it prepares for implementation of the national rollout of the HHVBP model beginning in 2023.

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