Home Health Line Breaking News
12/03/2019
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends giving CMS the authority to "enforce remedies" for hospices that fail to meet federal health and safety requirements, according to a November report.
11/26/2019
CMS has released final OASIS-D1 data submission specifications ahead of Jan. 1, 2020 implementation.
11/25/2019
Agencies will soon be required to submit all claims using new Medicare beneficiary identifiers (MBIs), but agencies should be prepared for times when those MBIs change.
11/22/2019
Through its measure management initiative, CMS is reducing the number of measures reported to home health agencies with the on-demand tally reports.
11/21/2019
CMS will begin using a multi-factor authentication process for those who use their Provider Enrollment Systems.
11/21/2019
CMS has corrected an issue that was impacting HIPAA Eligibility Transaction System (HETS) Medicare secondary payer data.
11/19/2019
The home care workforce is expected to add more than one million additional jobs between 2018 and 2028, 
11/15/2019
There are less than fifty days until the Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) transition period is over.
11/14/2019
Hospices will now be permitted to accept medication orders from some physician assistants, according to the CY2020 Physician Fee Schedule final rule filed on Nov. 1.
11/11/2019
CMS in its latest quarterly OASIS Q&As provided agencies with additional guidance about how to respond to GG items capturing information on prior device use, self-care and mobility.

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