Insights and News

Home Health Year End Checklist

As the end of the year approaches quickly, we wanted to remind you of some important tasks that should be finalized in the coming weeks. 2015 Budgets:  Now that we …

Conditions of Participation Update

CMS released, via the Federal Register in October, that a review and revision of the home health Conditions of Participation (COPs) should be expected soon.  The last revision that actually …

2015 Home Health Final Rule

The Home Health Final Rule for 2015 provided some relief for agencies in terms of compliance, but at the same time is a slap in the face on the reimbursement …

Home Health Today – November

The November issue of Home Health Today is available!   Click here to read about: 2015’s Final Rule Proposed updates to the COPs Review of NAHC’s 2014 Annual Meeting Year End …

Star Ratings update

Don’t you love the new focus on quality by your competitors just because those stats are now represented by stars rather than percentages?  Have you noticed that press releases are …

Updates: October, 2014

  Additional Documentation Request (ADRs) New Time Line   Change Request 9323 issued by Medicare has been released and dictates how MACs or intermediaries start counting down the time they …

ICD-10 Has Arrived

After years of planning and delays, ICD-10 finally arrived.  Many agencies are slowly adapting to the new coding and requirements.  The early few weeks has brought on some confusion, but …