Home Health Line Breaking News
07/01/2017
Only 36.7% of the 795,909 people analyzed in the research finished an advanced care directive, including 29.3% with living wills, according to the research.
06/29/2017
One in four direct care workers are immigrants, according research by Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI).
06/27/2017
CMS announced June 14 that it has posted a video recording of the hospice data submission and reporting webinar it held in late April.
06/27/2017
The U.S. Senate won't vote on its version of the health care bill until after its July 4 recess is complete.
06/26/2017
The website for HHS’ office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (ASPR-TRACIE) was recently updated with additional information about emergency preparedness.
06/21/2017
CMS on June 20 held a special open door forum to discuss its efforts to standardize patient assessment data across post-acute care settings as a result of the IMPACT Act.
06/20/2017
CMS has released video recordings of presentations and Q&A sessions from the provider training that took place in May.
06/14/2017
Starting Oct. 1, 2017, you’ll be able to capture the severity of non-pressure chronic ulcers that have penetrated muscle and bone tissue but haven’t caused necrosis, thanks to the addition of 72 new codes in the L97.- (Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified) and L98.- categories (Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified).
06/12/2017
A new bill filed in the U.S. House would require CMS to consider a patient’s entire record — including the home health agency’s medical record — when determining whether a patient is eligible to receive home health care.
06/12/2017
CMS in recent months has released additional Q&As about the emergency preparedness requirement that takes place as of Nov. 15. 

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