Home Health Line Breaking News
07/25/2018
A registry that only matches clients with caregivers — but doesn’t control the terms and conditions of the caregiver’s employment — falls outside the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according to a memo from the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division.
07/23/2018
The public can now easily view all statements of deficiencies as a result of home health complaint surveys CMS conducted from January 2011 through March 2018. A file CMS recently posted on its website includes more than 16,000 specific deficiencies during that timeframe.
07/19/2018
CMS has announced plans to host a special open door forum 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST July 25 to update providers about the IMPACT Act. 
07/18/2018
A recently released reference guide provides key information about the home health quality reporting program.
07/16/2018
Newly released OASIS Q&As provide guidance on several topics including the one-clinician convention and acceptable resumption of care.
07/12/2018
The deadline for submitting HHCAHPS data for the first quarter of 2018 is approaching.
 
07/12/2018
To address concerns raised during pilot testing for its planned comprehensive hospice assessment tool, CMS has decided to delay further testing phases.
07/12/2018
Post-training materials from CMS' May 30 hospice quality reporting data submission and reporting webinar are now available. 
07/10/2018
Hospices should attend CMS' open door forum July 11 to learn more about an MLN Matters article related to improvements in hospice billing and claims processing.
07/10/2018
CMS will hold two webinars on OASIS-D changes relevant to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) in the coming months to help prepare home health providers for changes coming to program.

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