Home Health Line Breaking News
11/22/2017
CMS has issued new guidance that explains how agencies can go about converting subunits to branches or independent home health agencies. The guidance was released fewer than two months before the implementation date of the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
11/17/2017
CMS has decided to wait a year from Jan. 13 before imposing civil monetary penalties involving the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
11/16/2017
Almost Family and LHC Group announced on Nov. 16 that they will merge into a company with more than 31,000 employees and a revenue of $1.8 billion.
11/15/2017
CMS is granting exceptions under the quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs for home health agencies and hospices affected by recent California wildfires.
11/14/2017
President Donald Trump on Nov. 13 selected Alex Azar, a former HHS general counsel, to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services.
11/13/2017
CMS has updated pages of the Hospice Item Set Manual V2.00 as a result of the federal Medicare agency’s plan to provide new Medicare cards beginning in April 2018.
11/10/2017
After CMS review, The Joint Commission has finally prepublished revisions to the Emergency Management standards for home health agencies and other health care organizations to align with requirements in the new emergency preparedness Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
11/08/2017
CMS will hold a home health, hospice and durable medical equipment (DME) open door forum 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST.
11/06/2017
Home health agencies and other providers with a low volume of pending appeals at the administrative law judge (ALJ) level now have a new option available to them to get out of the massive appeals backlog.
11/03/2017
Home health aide and personal care aide are expected to be among the top five fastest growing jobs between 2016 and 2026, based on employment projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

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