Home Health Line Breaking News
06/15/2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans on June 2 to change some of the innovation center models to account for the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
06/15/2020
On June 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published FAQs and answers concerning the use of cloth face coverings, surgical masks and respirators in the workplace due to COVID-19.
06/12/2020
CMS released a guide June 9 for patients and beneficiaries regarding in-person care options under the direction of President Donald Trump.
06/08/2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a batch of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs.
06/08/2020
Updated Hospice Item Set (HIS) provider preview reports and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey provider preview reports are now available, as posted on the CMS website.
06/08/2020
The Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act has been presented to the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, allowing for verbal physician orders.
06/01/2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing a SARS-COV-2 reference panel for the evaluation of diagnostic tests for COVID-19. The panels safeguard the quality of the tests and validation of new assay.
05/29/2020
CMS released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Medicare fee-for-service billing.
05/29/2020
The Q2 2020 Coding Clinic Guidance was released Friday.
05/21/2020
Two new studies show steam can effectively decontaminate medical masks including the N95 respirator mask.

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