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Letter from CMS on NAHC's Medical Supply Cost Reporting Recommendations
Final Report of the 3M National OASIS Integrity Project
The 3M National OASIS Integrity Project, sponsored by NAHC, the 3M Corporation,
and Fazzi Associates, addresses one of the most critical issues identified in
the NAHC strategic plan, the need to help clinicians generate more accurate
and consistent responses to the extensive list of Outcome and Assessment Information
Set (OASIS) questions. Over a five-month period, nearly 300 senior clinicians
were nominated. From this group, 50 clinicians representing all regions of the
country and all sizes and segments of the home care field were selected to participate
in an intensive two-day expert design forum. The draft recommendations generated
by the project underwent an intensive review and refinement process, and the
final report was presented at NAHC's 22nd Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Responses to Questions Submitted for the NAHC Annual Meeting "CMS Billing Update" Session
Cultural and Linguistic Standards Require Interpreter Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health published the final national standards on culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) in health care.
Testimony on OASIS data set
This testimony on OASIS data set was submitted to CMS for Town Hall Meeting held in Baltimore on July 31, 2002.
CMS Releases FY 2003 Home Health PPS Rates
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Medicare
home health prospective payment system (PPS) rates effective for episodes ending
on or after October 1, 2002. NAHC has compiled the information into a FY
2002-FY 2003 Home Health Wage Index comparison chart.
CMS Releases New One-Page HHABN
A new one-page Home Health Advance Beneficiary
Notice (HHABN) and accompanying
instructions were approved by the Office of Management and Budget and released
by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 4, 2002. CMS
plans to issue final guidance on the HHABN and related demand billing processes
to providers in the near future. Although mandatory use of the one-page HHABN
is not effective until October 1, 2002, home health agencies are free to use
the new form immediately if they wish. The new form replaces the temporary two-page
form now in use.
CMS Releases New Guidelines for Hospice Services to SNF Residents
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a memorandum on
May 10, 2002, to regional office administrator and state survey agencies on
"Promising
Practices for Implementing the Medicare Hospice Benefit for Nursing Home Residents."
NAHC and the Hospice Association of America are looking for your
comments on this memorandum.
CMS Responses to Vendor Submitted Questions, from the 2002 NAHC National Policy Conference
CMS Memo: Requests for Home Health Agency Branch Office Approval and the Use of a Reciprocal Agreement
CMS Memo: Promising Practices for Implementing the Medicare Hospice Benefit for Nursing Home (NH) Resident
At the request of members of the Forum of State Associations, the National Association for Home Care (NAHC) requested information regarding recent developments from the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP). CHAP Interim President and CEO Theresa Ayer responded to NAHC’s request in a letter to NAHC President Val J. Halamandaris.
CMS has issued new guidance on Diagnosis Coding for HHAs. Read the memo.
OASIS Frequently Asked Questions:
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Please see the "Question and Answers" section on the CMS's OASIS website.
HHA PPS Frequently Asked Questions:
Medicare Learning Network-Home Health PPS-Quick Reference Guide