Home Health Line Breaking News
05/24/2017
The latest Home Health CAHPS participation exemption request form is now available. 
05/24/2017
The comment period for the 2018 proposed hospice payment rule closes 5 p.m. EST June 26.
05/24/2017
CMS has delayed a new set of mandatory Medicare episode payment models for cardiac and orthopedic procedures until next year.
05/16/2017
One agency’s development and implementation of standardized care paths has helped them reduce patient rehospitalizations and increase revenue by allowing clinicians to take on more patients.
05/16/2017
OASIS-C2 is the regulatory change that has had the biggest impact on agencies’ productivity in 2017, the results of a new DecisionHealth survey show.
05/15/2017
CMS’ upcoming home health, hospice and durable medical equipment open door forum has been rescheduled to July 5.
05/15/2017
by: Katherine Vanderhorst and Amy Craven
Incorporate into practice a screening tool that can be used to assess caregiver level of strain.
05/05/2017
The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed in the House of Representatives, 217-213, on May 4 after a dramatic late push that changed key votes.
05/01/2017
Make sure patients have an incentive spirometer and know how to use the device. 
05/01/2017
Agencies have begun receiving denials stemming from a requirement that took effect in April. In many cases, those providers are surprised by what’s triggering the denials.

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