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The AI Advantage: Reducing Clinician Burnout in Home Health
The AI Advantage: Reducing Clinician Burnout in Home Health Artificial Intelligence is everywhere right now—but in the world of home health and hospice, AI isn’t about replacing clinicians or introducing complicated technology. It’s about giving your team something...
OASIS-E2 Changes Effective April 1, 2026 – What Agencies Need to Know
CMS Announces OASIS-E2 Changes Effective April 1 Article by Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D Beginning April 1, 2026, CMS will implement updates to the OASIS assessment as part of the OASIS-E2 revisions. While the changes are relatively small, they affect multiple...
CMS is Seeking Input on AI in Clinical Care
CMS IS SEEKING INPUT ON AI IN CLINICAL CARE Article by Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D CMS has released a 3-page RFI (Request for Information) regarding the use of AI in Clinical Care. They welcome feedback from everyone, but are specifically looking for feedback...
HH QRP Preview Reports Available for your Review
HH QRP PREVIEW REPORTS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW Article by Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D Does looking at product reviews influence what you purchase? It does for others as well. CMS provides the preview of your Quality Reports results before they publish them to the...
Pending 2026 Home Health Final Rule Affects 2026 Claims
PENDING 2026 HOME HEALTH FINAL RULE AFFECTS 2026 CLAIMS Article by Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D We have reached the time of year that episodes are starting to cross over the 2025-2026 calendar years. This results in a $0 (zero dollar) amount on the claim that ends on or...
Synergy AI Awarded “CHAP VERIFIED” Seal
Synergy AI Awarded “CHAP VERIFIED” Seal CHAP: COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCREDITATION PARTNER AWARDS SYNERGY AI BY HEALTHCARE SYNERGY, INC. ITS “CHAP VERIFIED” STATUS. Cypress, CA — 10/28/2025 — HealthCare Synergy, Inc. is pleased to announce that Synergy AI Home Health EMR...
RCD Telehealth F2F Information
RCD Telehealth F2F Information Article provided by CMS - MLN Booklet dated April 2025 Palmetto had a webcast about Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) on October 1. During this webinar, Palmetto staff stated tat all SOCs dated on or after October 1, 2025 would require...
Update on Medicare Operations: Telehealth, Claims Processing, and Medicare Administrative Contractors Status During the Shutdown
Update on Medicare Operations: Telehealth, Claims Processing, and Medicare Administrative Contractors Status During the Shutdown Article provided by CMS - MLN Connects Special Edition dated Wednesday, October 1, 2025 When certain legislative payment provisions...
HOPE Update – Registration for iQIES Open and Validation Utility Tool (VUT) Released | Article by: Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D
HOPE Update - Registration for iQIES Open and Validation Utility Tool (VUT) Released | Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D CMS has opened the enrollment process for iQIES preparation in preparation for the HOPE being implemented on October 1, 2025. This afternoon, the...
CMS Medicare Fraud Scheme Identified | Article by: Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D
CMS Medicare Fraud Scheme Identified | Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D CMS has identified a Medicare Fraud Scheme and is alerting agencies to protect patient PHI. The only information CMS is able to provide is that agencies are receiving faxes from an unknown entity posing...
Telehealth Extension | Article by: Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D
TeleHealth Extension| Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D Congress has extended the ability to use Telehealth for the F2F as in home health and hospice. This was one of the additions included in the funding bill that prevented the government shut down on March 15. This...
April ICD-10 Changes | Article by: Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D
April ICD-10 Changes | Michael Tidd, COS-C, HCS-D CMS has announced changed to ICD-10 coding manual and Coding Guidelines effective April 1, 2025. There are NO actual changes to the ICD-10 code set. The changes are instead in the Alphabetic and Tabular Indexes...