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All Home Health Agencies: Updated Draft OASIS-E Instrument Now Available from CMS.

The updated draft OASIS-E All Items Instrument is now available on CMS’ OASIS Data Sets webpage. A log of changes since posting in February is also available.  OASIS-E will be effective January …

Home Health Billing

Home Health Agencies: Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the July 2022 Refresh are Now Available in iQIES

For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. This refresh resumes the reporting of all claims-based measures …

Home Health Billing

All Home Health Agencies: Critical iQIES Update from CMS!

Please read this important update from CMS and share it with your staff: “CMS identified an iQIES system nuance that may affect your HHA’s Services Provided values that are displayed …

Home Health Billing / Home Health Today

Home Health Providers: VA Will No Longer Require RAPs or NOAs

CMS recently announced changes to claim processing requirements that affect the use of Requests for Anticipated Payments (RAPs) for home health care claims, including changes to submission timelines and late …

Home Health Billing

CMS Releases the 2022 Home Health Final Rule

Today CMS released the 2022 Home Health Final Rule. The rule finalizes a nationwide expansion of the successful Home Health Value- Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and makes updates to the …

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Medicare Open Enrollment Begins November 1st!

Medicare Open Enrollment via Healthcare.gov begins on November 1st. Consumers can preview 2022 health insurance plans and prices on HealthCare.gov ahead of Marketplace Open Enrollment. Consumers who choose to take …

Home Health Billing

Home Health Providers: New HH QRP OASIS Interim Guidance Webinar from CMS

CMS invites Home Health providers to listen to the Home Health Quality Reports Program’s OASIS Interim Guidance Webinar. In an effort to provide an overview of important OASIS data collection …

Home Health Billing

Illinois & Texas: Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Cycle Selection Period Extended Until July 18, 2021

An important update from Palmetto GBA: Due to an inability to access the RCD function tab in eServices, the selection period for Illinois Cycle 4 and Texas Cycle 3 has …

Home Health Billing

Fourth Quarter PEPPERs are Available for Home Health Agencies and Partial Hospitalization Programs

Fourth quarter calendar year 2020 Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Reports (PEPPERs) are available for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) and Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHPs). These reports summarize provider-specific data …

Home Health Billing / Home Health Today

CMS Releases the 2022 Home Health Proposed Rule

CMS has released the 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) proposed rule. CMS is continuing to focus on value and quality in this proposed rule, instead of paying …

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