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10/16/2025
Some payors are incorporating a home health agency's value-based outcomes into payment. It’s just one of several issues complicating revenue cycle management with MA plans.
10/09/2025
Prepare for challenges to agency operations — particularly around those tasks requiring CMS action/response — as the latest federal government shutdown continues.
10/02/2025
Ensure staff members are appropriately navigating infection control standards during wound care, as this is an area for frequent citations, especially during field visits. 
09/25/2025
Stress the importance of physicians dating their signatures on orders to avoid a common claim denial under medical review that can lead to payment losses for care your agency has already provided.
09/18/2025
With the GG items on the OASIS, this is not a to-do list. You don’t have to see the patient do every one of these things. You can make some clinical inferences about what you see and hear.
09/11/2025
A steep 6.4% payment cut planned for home health providers in 2026 would increase challenges for agencies struggling to stay afloat. It’s a point stressed repeatedly in comments to the annual proposed rule.
08/28/2025
Scoring ambulation and mobility can be challenging for clinicians when assessing both M1860 (Ambulation/Locomotion) and GG0170I-O (Mobility).
08/21/2025
Adapt your marketing strategies to highlight the value your agency can bring to referral partners participating in new care and payment models. Providers that get involved early could build trust and rapport with referral sources while preparing staff for potential changes to care delivery expectations down the line.
08/14/2025
Addressing issues of well-being and nutrition may have a positive impact on your patient's outcomes and their opinion of your care — two key factors in value-based payments. CMS’ 2026 home health proposed rule included several requests for information about future topics for the quality reporting, including well-being and nutrition. 
08/07/2025
Patient improvement on dyspnea is an important factor in snagging a payment boost under Home Health Value-Based Purchasing. But it's difficult for some agencies to move the needle on this measure. One issue is that a patient's dyspnea can be caused by many different things.

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