The much-anticipated draft copy of the Interpretive Guidance of the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Medicare- and Medicaid-certified home health agencies was made public recently. This draft copy gives additional insight regarding what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services … Keep Reading

The final rule for the 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment (CMS-1672-F) has been issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The most significant omission from the proposed rule released in July is the proposal for a new … Keep Reading

According to the updated home health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), qualifications and expectations of skilled professionals are grouped together and moved to Subpart B Patient Care. As is the theme of the home health CoPs, an emphasis has been placed … Keep Reading