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11/14/2024
Industry advocates in Washington say the focus right now is on gaining any potential relief that can get through Congress before the holidays, setting the stage for broader payment reforms in the next Congressional session.
11/07/2024
The reduced payment cut might mean temporary relief for some agencies, but CMS is only delaying the collection of the other half for future rulemaking.
10/31/2024
Agencies should ensure they are submitting OASIS assessments within the required timeframe in order to avoid citations from surveyors.
10/24/2024
With TEAM, CMS will require more than 700 hospitals to lead care coordination efforts tied to key surgical procedures through the hospital stay and 30 days after discharge, including the patient’s referral and transition to home health or hospice.
10/17/2024
Data show more field staff than not have experienced dangerous situations and are looking to you to create a safer environment where they want to continue working.
10/10/2024
Make sure clinicians are assessing patient breathing and not just asking about breathing issues and checking off boxes when scoring for M1400.
10/03/2024
Reinforce your verification process through checklists, spreadsheets or calendars to avoid the costly fines, citations and fraud investigations that could occur if personal care attendants don’t meet state or federal qualifications for providing Medicaid services.
09/26/2024
Large health care data breaches may get national headlines, but CMS has made it clear that home health agencies will face increased scrutiny over their HIPAA compliance during surveys. Agencies that fail to routinely train staff on HIPAA compliance and implement policies and procedures to protect patient information in the home, office and everywhere in between could face steep fines or criminal penalties.
09/19/2024
Agencies are focusing training more on the OASIS GG items as answers to these items will be used to calculate discharge function scores and Home Health Value-Based Purchasing bonuses in 2025.
09/12/2024
Industry stakeholders warn agencies will be cutting services and some rural and smaller providers will have to weigh closing due to CMS’ proposed 1.7% home health payment cut for next year. Criticism of the payment cuts was one of the most frequent concerns among the more than 1,000 comments submitted in response to the 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update proposed rule.

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