Home Health Line Breaking News
02/02/2019
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule Jan. 24 that eliminates the requirement for businesses with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and OSHA Form 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report) to OSHA on an annual basis.
02/01/2019
CMS will host a two-day, in-person training in Baltimore to help home health providers better understand changes between OASIS-C2 and OASIS-D among other topics, the Medicare agency has announced.
01/31/2019
CMS did not extend its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies.
 
01/27/2019
CMS data show 695 agencies nationwide earned five stars in HHCAHPS, the ratings system involving patient satisfaction, according to the ratings released Jan. 23.
01/26/2019
CMS has completed its effort to mail Medicare cards with new Medicare beneficiary identifiers (MBIs), and it also trumpeted the high usage of those cards.
01/25/2019
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is once again recommending a 5% Medicare payment reduction for home health agencies. 
01/25/2019
More than a year after the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) took effect and about four months after the release of related interpretive guidelines, CMS has provided agencies with additional clarifying guidance around the requirements.
01/25/2019
President Donald Trump announced Jan. 25 that he will sign a short-term spending bill to reopen the federal government through Feb. 15, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
01/23/2019
More than 500 agencies nationwide earned five stars in the ratings system involving quality of care, according to ratings released Jan. 23. CMS data showed 8,674 agencies earned star ratings in quality of care.
01/21/2019
CMS released two documents to answer questions and provide additional information about the Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool.

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