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01/23/2025
Make sure you're getting a second pair of eyes on the face-to-face encounter beyond intake to meet strict audit scrutiny. It’s one of the lessons learned from a recent agency audit by the OIG.
01/16/2025
Increase training around accurate scoring in the OASIS to excel at the new Discharge Function Score (DC Function), as some clinicians may not be as adept at scoring GG functional items.
01/09/2025
Agencies that approach vaccine education by clearly explaining risks of flu and COVID-19 complications may be able to improve patient results and address a topic that has been a growing priority for CMS in recent years.
01/02/2025
The priority in the first months of 2025 will be to get payment relief included in any type of budget plans eyed for March, even as talk begins in Washington regarding 2026 rates.
12/20/2024
With ambient listening and other new tech features, AI is taking on the most time-consuming tasks so the clinician can stay focused on the patient and not entering results on the tablet.
12/12/2024
Get ahead of planned changes to the Home Health CAHPS (HHCAHPS) survey as new quality measure proposals offer a look at updated composite measures, examples for respondents and more.
12/05/2024
Industry leaders will be focused on squeezing home health and hospice support into any last-minute legislation in the Congress, but it’s still not clear exactly what the final weeks of the legislative session will bring. Home health payment cuts are top of mind for advocates in Washington, along with the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). 
11/21/2024
Prepare for what will likely be a shorter Home Health CAHPS Survey in future rulemaking, as well as other potential additions to quality reporting and Home Health Value-Based Purchasing down the road.
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.

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