Home Health Line Breaking News
06/07/2017
A new appendix in the State Operations Manual contains interpretive guidelines and survey procedures for the emergency preparedness final rule, which takes effect Nov. 15.
06/07/2017
Provider preview reports for the Hospice Item Set (HIS) are now available for hospices to view. The data involve the fourth quarter of 2015 through the third quarter of 2017.
06/01/2017
We upgraded our prior listserv to the new Home Care Forum!
06/01/2017
Presentations and associated scenario answers from the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) provider training conducted by CMS in Baltimore on May 4 are now available for download.
06/01/2017
When it comes to agency-owned tablets, it's important to protect your investment and keep protected health information (PHI) safe.
05/30/2017
The CAHPS Hospice Survey team announced May 26 that it has released updated versions of survey mail materials in traditional and simplified Chinese.
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.

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