Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

CMS Proposes New Discharge COP For HHAs

Beware one more increased regulatory duty about to drop into your lap. In a proposed rule published in the Nov. 3 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes new requirements for home health patients’ discharge summaries. CMS lists 22 items that would be required in the summary, including medication reconciliation and “patient’s goals and treatment preferences.” CMS [...]
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