Regulatory Compliance
04/02/2071
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared a national emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing a new diagnosis code U07.1 (COVID-19) into the ICD-10-CM code set.
04/02/2071
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared a national emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing a new diagnosis code U07.1 (COVID-19) into the ICD-10-CM code set.
04/09/2026
Create strong, written guidelines for staff to address recurring delays related to unsigned physician orders. Without timely signed orders, providers will run into operational bottlenecks and gaps in care that could impact compliance and reimbursement.
04/09/2026
The CDC has clarified that you only need to use I11 (Hypertensive heart disease) once, even when the patient has more than one heart condition. 
04/02/2026
Providers are being asked to protect patient data in an environment that no longer resembles the one HIPAA was originally designed for. Cybersecurity threats have evolved. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools now touch patient information in ways that bypass traditional medical record controls.
03/26/2026
Leaders must prove — consistently and visibly — that safety reporting is trusted, accountability is fair and action follows data. One of the most dangerous misconceptions in patient safety is that fewer reports mean fewer problems.
03/19/2026
There are real challenges to getting an allowable face-to-face encounter note, but a dated signature is not one of them. Some agencies have been working under the misconception that this is needed for compliance purposes, but the signature on this document doesn't need to be dated.
03/19/2026
In its March 2026 report to Congress, MedPAC points to margins at 21.2% in 2024 in arguing for deeper payment cuts for home heatlh providers. 
03/19/2026
Here are some of the margins that MedPAC shared in their March 2026 report to Congress, based on MedPAC analysis of home health cost report data.
03/12/2026
Take time up front with staff and schedulers to make sure that everyone on the care team is prepared to distribute and explain CMS notification forms that could otherwise create confusion among patients and caregivers.

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