70 percent won’t be good enough starting next year.
CMS is moving forward with its plan to require an OASIS submission threshold of 80 percent starting in 2016.
Reminder: In the 2015 HH PPS proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a 70 percent minimum starting in July 2015, moving up to 80 percent in July 2016 and 90 percent in July 2017. After pushback from HHAs on the thresholds, CMS finalized only the 70 percent requirement. Submission stats for the requirement are averaged over the July-to-June reporting period.
Now in the 2016 HH PPS proposed rule released July 6, CMS reinstates the 80 percent proposal and says it plans to stick with the 90 percent timepoint as well.
Resource: Access the rule via a link in the “Spotlights” box at www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Home-Health-Agency-HHA-Center.html.