Home Health Line Breaking News
09/17/2018
CMS this month will detail for hospices the progress it’s making on its planned Hospice Evaluation and Assessment Reporting Tool (HEART).
09/17/2018
CMS will host a two-day, in-person training in Baltimore to help home health providers prepare for OASIS-D, the Medicare agency has announced.
09/17/2018
CMS is proposing to eliminate three “burdensome” requirements for home health agencies.
09/12/2018
Agencies looking to have a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) reconsider the decision to reduce the agency’s annual payment update over noncompliance with the home health quality reporting program (HHQRP) now have only one option: to submit the request letter electronically.
09/11/2018
The guidance for Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) includes an overview of the program, provider selection, one-on-one provider education, post-probe activity and referrals.
09/07/2018
Hospice patient admissions increased 3.9%, while home health patient admissions went up by 1.8%. according to Excel Health Q1 2018 post-acute care utilization and performance data released Aug. 28.
09/04/2018
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced the formation of a 10th area where regional Medicare Fraud Strike Force Teams will operate: New Jersey/Philadelphia. The team will focus on health care fraud and illegal opioid prescriptions, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
09/04/2018
CMS on Aug. 31 posted the final interpretive guidelines for the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
09/02/2018
Home health industry stakeholders submitted 1,182 comments about the 2019 proposed PPS rule prior to the comment period coming to a close Aug. 31.
09/01/2018
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to analyze data from 2013 to 2016 on opioid overdose trends from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to an item recently added to its work plan for 2019.

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