Home Health Line Breaking News
02/24/2020
CMS will hold its next home health, hospice and durable medical equipment open door forum at 2 p.m. EST on Feb. 26.
02/24/2020
Coders may assign Z45.2 (Encounter for adjustment and management of vascular access device) as the principal diagnosis or the first listed secondary diagnosis code in order to be placed in the Complex Nursing clinical grouping under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), according to CMS.
02/18/2020
CMS announced a new webinar designed to provided an overview of the Hospice Item Set (HIS) and submission requirements.
02/18/2020
About 8.2 million direct care job openings are expected between 2018 and 2028, with more than half of those openings expected to be in home care.
02/17/2020
Effective April 1, 2020, CDC is implementing into the ICD-10-CM code set a new code for reporting vaping-related disorders.
 
02/10/2020
An issue with Illinois pre-claim review submissions has been resolved, Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA announced.
02/10/2020
Agencies in Illinois are starting the second round of the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD).
02/10/2020
CMS is offering web-based training on changes coming to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program, as well as quality reporting programs in other settings.
02/03/2020
The update reflects policy changes finalized in the 2019 and 2020 PPS final rules, according to Change Request 11577.
02/03/2020
About 92% of adults age 23 and older say the quality of care provided in the home would be better or equal to the quality of care provided in an office or clinic, according to a survey from CareMore Health.

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