The Outcome and Assessment Information Set Version E1 (OASIS-E1) Data Submission Specifications Version 3.01.0 are now available. This DRAFT version applies to the OASIS-E1 item set, which is scheduled for implementation on January 1, 2025.
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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 | 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| 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 | 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...
These are the proposed changes to the Value-Based Purchasing model that would become effective in 2025. Removal of 5 existing measures Discharge to Community Total Normalized Composite Change in Mobility Change in Self-Care Measures Acute Care Hospitalization...