Home Health Line Breaking News
03/30/2022
Hospice providers will have to wait a little longer for the Hospice Outcomes Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool, according to the proposed rule for the FY 2023 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements.
03/25/2022
Surveyors with ACHC will be looking at a sampling of personnel files to verify acceptable proof of vaccination status. Take a look at the full list of vaccine mandate priorities shared by ACHC.
03/24/2022
More than one-third, 34%, of nurses said they likely will quit their job by the end of 2022, citing burnout and a high-stress working environment as the primary reason.
03/22/2022
OSHA is proposing changes to its ETS as it looks to address the changing realities of the COVID-19 pandemic since the ETS was introduced in June 2021.
03/17/2022
Period 2 includes funds distributed between July 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020. The deadline for using those funds was Dec. 31, 2021.
03/16/2022
Agencies will want to review the services provided values on their preview reports ahead of the April 2022 refresh of Care Compare.
03/15/2022
MedPAC stated that collecting information on telehealth use during a period would “ensure that these services are accounted for when analyzing beneficiaries’ use of home health care services.”
03/14/2022
Federal prosecutors claim five South Florida home health agencies are linked to an alleged scheme involving kickbacks and bribes in exchange for Medicare referrals.
03/13/2022
Staffing shortfalls were already a concern prior to the coronavirus pandemic, but they have reached crisis levels during the pandemic, according to ECRI.
03/12/2022
Southeast post-acute provider PruittHealth recently released its 2021 COVID-19 report, offering a look at its efforts during the pandemic, including the perks it has offered to employees to promote vaccination.

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