Medicare home health

Home Health Survey Prep: Therapy Compliance Checklist Agencies Forget

Preparing for a home health survey can feel overwhelming—especially when you’re juggling staffing shortages, SOC timing, and day-to-day patient care. Most agencies focus on broad clinical compliance and operations. But therapy services (PT, OT, ST) often contain the small gaps that surveyors catch quickly. If you want fewer surprises during a Medicare, state, or accreditation […]

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Understanding Tricky OASIS Questions — and How Errors Can Impact Payments

For many clinicians, completing OASIS assessments can feel like navigating a maze. Even seasoned home health professionals may find certain OASIS items confusing or open to interpretation. But the reality is this — how you answer specific OASIS questions directly affects your agency’s reimbursement, compliance status, and publicly reported quality outcomes. In this post, we’ll

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Home Health in 2026: What Agencies Need to Know About CMS’s Proposed Changes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed rule for the 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS), and the changes are significant. From payment cuts to new quality reporting measures, agencies must prepare now to navigate a shifting landscape. This article breaks down the highlights of the proposed rule

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