Home Health & Hospice Week
Protective Services Final Rule Hits The Books
Home care agencies that have interactions with Adult Protective Services may want to take a look at a new final rule that establishes regulations for APS for the first time. The rule published by the HHS Administration for Community Living “requires APS to provide at least two ways — at least one online — to report maltreatment or self-neglect 24 hours per day, seven days per week,” HHS says in a release. And the rule “promotes coordination and collaboration with state Medicaid agencies, long-term care ombudsmen, tribal APS, law enforcement and other partners,” the agency adds. Timeline: “The new regulations will take effect on June 7 of this year, but regulated entities have until June 7, 2028 to fully comply,” HHS says. More about the rule, including a link to the 43-page document, is at https://acl.gov/APSrule.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Review Choice Demonstration:
Last-Minute Extension Of RCD May Be Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
Why the late notice? Your Medicare crystal ball may be cloudy, but you can be [...] - Medical Review:
Is A National Review Choice Demo Rollout In HHAs’ Future?
Here’s what may be next for RCD — including maybe even hospice. Every expert contacted [...] - Reimbursement:
New Hand-Off Policy From MAC Blindsides HHAs
Industry seeks CMS clarification on face-to-face-related instruction. The extension and expansion of the Review Choice [...] - Value-Based Purchasing:
You’ll Know Your VBP Payment Adjustment Before Summer Is Over
Plus: Keep your iQIES account active or face delays. Whether you’ve been working hard on [...] - Regulations:
Prepare For HH Star Ratings Change
Plus: Get those comments in before it’s too late. School may be out for summer, [...] - Industry Notes:
Hospice Fraudster Draws 20-Year Prison Sentence
Billing unnecessary physician services for hospice patients was part of the conviction. Six months after [...] - Industry Notes:
Get Friendly With The Order And Referring Data File
See the latest on the upcoming Medicare claims edit requiring hospice certifying physicians to be [...] - Industry Notes:
Protective Services Final Rule Hits The Books
Home care agencies that have interactions with Adult Protective Services may want to take a [...] - Industry Notes:
Meet Your MAC In Vegas
If you’d like to get up close and personal with your HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor, [...] - Industry Notes:
APRNs, PAs Now May Help FL Residents Access Home Health
A new Florida law is aiming to make Medicaid-funded home care easier to access. Gov. [...] - Industry Notes:
Unionized Home Health Workers Negotiate Contract In NY
Home health workers at University of Rochester Medicine Home Care have begun talks on their [...] - Industry Notes:
Fake Home Health Nurse To Serve 18 Months, Repay $50K
Watch out for home health nurse imposters. One who pleaded guilty in Texas has been [...]
