Home Health Line Breaking News
06/01/2019
Educate doctors about revenue opportunities involving CCM to get your foot in the door with potential referral sources.
06/01/2019
According to CNBC, telecommunications company Comcast is working to create in-home devices that will monitor health. 
05/29/2019
The Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019, H.R. 2573, would preserve Medicare recipients’ access to home health services and provide a pathway for innovative approaches to using these services.
05/25/2019
Newly posted data from Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) CGS show agencies are still struggling with CMS’ targeted probe-and-educate (TPE) review.
05/23/2019
With Hospice CAHPS data, scores decreased on the measure “Willing to recommend this hospice” dropped to 84% in May 2019 from 85% in February 2019.
05/20/2019
The materials — which were published on CMS’ website May 14 — contain correct responses to knowledge checks from the training as well as a Q&A document with 109 questions and their responses.
05/20/2019
The memorandum posted to CMS’ website May 14 outlines how the recertification follow-up assessment will work in the days leading up to implementation of both OASIS-D1 and the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
05/19/2019
Recent measles outbreaks in the United States are a grim reminder that infection control is crucial for home health agencies.
05/18/2019
The Senate’s confirmation of Janet Dhillon to take a seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) means the agency has a quorum—for now—but the five-member commission still has two vacancies, and the term of one of the current members expires on July 1.
05/18/2019
A recent study in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry of a continuing care senior housing community (CCSHC) found that the physical health of seniors correlated with their cognitive function and their mental health. Cognitive function was significantly associated with physical mobility, satisfaction with life, and wisdom, whereas physical health was associated with age, self-rated physical functioning, mental well-being, and resilience.

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