5 ways for healthcare providers to get ready for new Medicare cards
Medicare is taking steps to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Through this initiative the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will prevent …
Category: Home Health
New House bill would change face-to-face documentation requirement
A new bill filed in the U.S. House would require CMS to consider a patient’s entire patient — including the home health agency’s medical record …
Examine CASPER outcome reports before your agency launches a QAPI program
If your agency still has a long way to go to prepare for CMS’ new Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoP) involving Quality Assessment and …
CMS publishes interpretive guidelines for emergency preparedness requirements
On June 2, CMS published an Advanced Copy of Interpretive Guidelines for the Emergency Preparedness Final Rule. The memo states the agency’s plan to release …