Home Health Line
08/09/2018
To avoid hefty fines during an anticipated spike in I-9 form audits this summer, home care agencies should take time now to ensure employees and paperwork comply with federal regulations.
08/09/2018
Just 27 home health agencies have maintained a 5-star rating in quality of care during the 13 quarters the star ratings system has existed. The latest ratings were released July 25.
08/09/2018
CMS has once again extended its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies by six months in six metropolitan areas.
08/09/2018
The hospice industry will receive a 1.8% payment increase in 2019, according to CMS’ final hospice payment rule posted Aug. 1 on the Federal Register.
08/09/2018
A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) contends that while hospice care can provide great comfort to patients and their loved ones, the industry has vulnerabilities that affect program integrity and the quality of care.
08/09/2018
Agencies have continued to improve in nearly every Home Health Compare measure included within value-based purchasing, according to data released July 25.
08/01/2018
More than 450 industry stakeholders have submitted comments about CMS’ proposed review choice demonstration — and most are resoundingly opposed to the demo.
08/01/2018
Starting Oct. 1, coding guidelines will no longer allow for a connection to be assumed between Takotsubo syndrome (I51.81) and hypertension.
08/01/2018
On the bright side, 1,239 agencies earned 5-star ratings involving HHCAHPS when Home Health Compare was updated July 25. That’s an improvement of 110 agencies from the prior quarter. But when it comes to individual agencies’ scores on HHCAHPS, there’s a far less positive story to tell.
08/01/2018
Home Health Compare’s latest refresh marks the fourth straight quarter where there was a rise in the number of 5-star agencies in quality of care.

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