Home Health Line
08/14/2017
by: Katherine Vanderhorst and Amy Craven
Another test that agencies can use, the “Mini-cog,” takes three to five minutes to administer. The test is used to screen for cognitive impairment using a three-item recall test and a clock drawing test.
08/09/2017
Agencies should educate staff and patients now to ensure compliance with new complaint process expectations outlined in the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
08/07/2017
Utilize a new CMS tool to determine how much your agency would get paid for the care patients receive under the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) compared to what your agency currently is paid under the PPS.
08/07/2017
Twenty-seven of the 51 categories from which diagnoses codes and OASIS responses can earn case-mix points may lose points come Jan. 1, 2018.
08/07/2017
One takeaway from the 2018 proposed PPS rule is that value-based purchasing isn’t going anywhere, industry experts say.
08/07/2017
Educate clinicians about the major quality measure changes CMS announced it plans to make to comply with the IMPACT Act.
08/07/2017
Beginning in 2019, CMS plans to publicly report data on two more assessment-based measures and three more claims-based measures.
08/07/2017
Medicare’s hospice payments, adjusted for inflation and other factors, will rise an estimated 1% in 2018, according to the final hospice payment rule posted Aug. 1.
08/07/2017
by: CMS
The 2018 proposed national per-visit amounts for low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) episodes are slightly higher for all disciplines than the 2017 rates.
08/07/2017
by: HHL
The HHL team has compiled this quick-reference tool to help you evaluate the major provisions of CMS’ proposed PPS rule for home health.

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