The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has notified State Survey Agencies and providers to ensure compliance with safety standards, infection control procedures and laboratory testing for the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Please see the CMS Newsroom Press release issued February 6, 2020 for the full text. Information about the 2019 novel coronavirus is available on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. Details regarding incubation, spread,...
According to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website, the Moratoria for Medicare Provider Enrollment has been lifted as of January 30, 2019. Opening a Home Health agency can be challenging. Since 1996, our expert home health consultants have been guiding agency owners through the process of start up, from application to survey. HealthCare ConsultLink has a proven track record of successful agency startups, which is what you need in a partner. HealthCare ConsultLink pro...
CMS extended the statewide temporary moratorium on the enrollment of new Medicare Part B non-emergency ground ambulance providers and suppliers and Medicare home health agencies, subunits, and branch locations in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, as applicable, to prevent and combat fraud, waste, and abuse. This extension also applies to the enrollment of new non-emergency ground ambulance suppliers and home health agencies, subunits, and branch locations in Me...
In July of 2017, CMS proposed payment changes for Medicare Home Health Agencies. The proposed payment change included a change in the unit of payment from 60-day episodes of care to 30-day episodes of care. This change was to be implemented January 1, 2019. View Official Announcement GREAT NEWS! On November 1, 2017, in regulation CMS-1672-F, CMS published that they are NOT finalizing the implementation of the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) in this final rule. View Official Announ...