Home Health Line
07/25/2018
The public can now easily view all statements of deficiencies as a result of home health complaint surveys CMS conducted from January 2011 through March 2018. A file CMS recently posted on its website includes more than 16,000 specific deficiencies during that timeframe.
07/25/2018
Review your agency’s process for receiving and handling complaints. Early survey results under the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) show several complaint-related situations where an agency was cited this year.
07/25/2018
A Category 5 hurricane is barreling toward your area, and impact is expected within days. What should you do to prepare?
07/25/2018
by: CMS
G0572 (Plan of care) has been the most common standard-level deficiency as of July 24, according to CMS data. But among the top 23 standard-level deficiencies in home health thus far in 2018, 17 involve issues with agencies’ emergency preparedness. 
07/23/2018
by: CMS
In the 2019 proposed PPS rule, CMS provided a table that offers insight into the impact of PDGM case-mix adjustment methodology for patients with selected clinical conditions.
07/18/2018
A portion of the 2019 proposed PPS rule opens the door for home health agencies to get paid by Medicare Part B to administer home infusion therapy for certain patients who don’t qualify for the home health benefit.
07/18/2018
Further detail on what constitutes an acceptable physician-ordered resumption of care (ROC) is among key guidance found within CMS quarterly OASIS Q&As released July 16.
07/18/2018
The proposed 2019 PPS rule again outlines changes to value-based purchasing, further demonstrating to many industry experts that CMS is striving to perfect the process before rolling it out nationwide.
07/18/2018
Agencies may soon be allowed to list remote patient monitoring on their cost reports as an allowable administrative cost.
07/18/2018
Removal of the companionship services exemption for personal care workers created an added challenge to home care agencies providing live-in care. In response, more agencies eliminated the service entirely as of February 2018 when compared to November 2015.

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