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New Resources on Home Health Value Based Purchasing

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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...

New Report Looks at Private Equity in Home Health and Hospice

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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 Public Reporting Refresh Coming in April

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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 Member Network Recap Available

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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...

KDHE State Home Health Regulation Amendments Effective May 20th

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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,...

Home Health CAHPS Discrepancy Notification Report (DNR) Template Update

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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...

Home Health Federal Notice of Admissions (NOA) Updated Before Final Implementation

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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,...

Now Available! Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Getting Ready for 2023

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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...

Medicare-Certified Home Health News

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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...

CMS Releases Draft OASIS Guidance Manual

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CMS released a draft Guidance Manual for the OASIS-E version of the OASIS data set. The implementation date for OASIS-E is January 1, 2022, however it is still awaiting OIG clearance.

New Model Guide for Federal Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model

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The Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Technical Assistance (TA) Team developed the Expanded HHVBP Model Guide to serve as a resource for home health agencies. The guide includes a glossary of terms, acronyms, and definitions...

Katie Smith Sloan & Dorothy Davis Author Op-ed on Critical Role of Home Care

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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...