Home Health Line Breaking News
03/18/2026
New codes proposed for surgical wounds left open after a procedure continue to navigate their way toward finalization, with adjustments pitched during the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting held virtually March 17 and 18.  
03/17/2026
“Medical records not received” jumped to third among top denial reasons in the last three months of 2025, according to TPE results released by Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS.
03/17/2026
In a tough month for health care organizations, home health care services added 700 jobs.
03/16/2026
Federal lawmakers have introduced new legislation that would guarantee minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 
03/10/2026
The documents provide updates on quality measure calculations and outline new steps for determining home health quality episodes due to the all-payor OASIS requirement implemented July 1, 2025.
03/09/2026
Half of 2.5 million Medicare decedents utilized hospice care in 2024, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home and The Research Institute for Home Care’s 2025 Hospice Chartbook. The report, which was published in February, explored the demographics and characteristics of hospice users, stays, providers, care delivery and Medicare spending. 
03/02/2026
The final version of the OASIS-E2 guidance manual clarifies how software can be used when responding to the OASIS.
03/02/2026
Some hospice agencies are falling behind schedule when it comes to reporting live discharges and revocations, according to a notice released by Palmetto GBA on Feb. 20, 2026.  
03/01/2026
More than one out of every three denials was attributed to the requested records not being submitted.
02/26/2026
by: DecisionHealth Staff
When asked what about the three factors that had the most significant impact on their organization’s ability to grow and collect revenue in 2025, revenue-cycle leaders said frequent changes to payor adjudication rules (48%), denials volume and complexity (45%) and payor reimbursement levels and contract terms (43%).

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