Katie Smith Sloan & Dorothy Davis Author Op-ed on Critical Role of Home Care
LeadingAge’s President and CEO, Katie Smith Sloan, and Dorothy Davis, CEO of the Visiting Nurse Health System and Hospice in Atlanta authored an op-ed on the role of home care for Marietta Daily Journal...
New Resources on Home Health Value Based Purchasing
The Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Technical Assistance (TA) team announce two new resources are now available on the Expanded HHVBP Model webpage:
1) April edition of the Expanded HHVBP Model Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), to...
Medicare-Certified Home Health News
Home Health Care Compare July Refresh. Home Health Care Compare has been updated for the July refresh.Corrections to Processing of Canceled HH Notices of Admission and of Period Sequence Edits. On July 21st, CMS issued Change...
Home Health Federal Notice of Admissions (NOA) Updated Before Final Implementation
LeadingAge posted an article with updates on issues with the new home health Notice of Admissions (NOA) process by error code and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). This process will be fully implemented as of May 23,...
Home Health Public Reporting Refresh Coming in April
In April 2022, publicly reported OASIS data will be released with two new measures in that align with the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act: 1) Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More...
Home Health CAHPS Discrepancy Notification Report (DNR) Template Update
A new Discrepancy Notification Report (DNR) template, covering the sample months of January 2022 through March 2023, is now available for use by survey vendors. This report is available to correct any discrepancies in data reported...
KDHE State Home Health Regulation Amendments Effective May 20th
KDHE’s Home Health licensure regulation amendments were published in the May 5, 2022 Kansas Register and became effective on May 20, 2022. The Agency plans to host follow up information sessions on June 14th,...
LeadingAge Home Health Member Network Call with CMS Payment Policy Staff
Join us on Tuesday, August 2nd, at 1 PM CT, for the Home Health Member Network call. Brian Slater, Director and Kelly Vontran, Deputy Director of the Division of Home Health and Hospice at...
New Report Looks at Private Equity in Home Health and Hospice
A new report by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project looks at the impact of private equity on the home healthcare and hospice industry. The report found that private equity firms were involved in 50% of home...
Home Health Member Network Recap Available
LeadingAge’s Home Health Member Network met on May 3, 2022, to hear from researchers at the Bipartisan Policy Center about their new home health report as well as updates on national legislation and regulatory...
Now Available! Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Getting Ready for 2023
This Virtual Update is free for LeadingAge members and provides an overview of the national expansion of the home health value-based purchasing demonstration and how to prepare your agency for success. The nationwide expansion of the...
Revised Guide to Home Health Help Desks
A revised version of the comprehensive 1-page Guide to Home Health Help Desks is now available in the downloads section of the Home Health Quality Reporting Program Help Desk webpage. This document provides guidance to...