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Spotlights
  • The revised FY 2008.3 (Posted 08/05/2008) - Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) PC Pricer is now available for download. (posted 08/06/08)
  • April 30, 2008, CMS posted the Abt Associates Technical report titled, "Refinement of Medicare's Home Health Prospective Payment System: Final Report," describing results of research and analysis conducted to address Medicare's information and program administration needs pertaining to the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) implemented in October 2000. The reports provides details on the data analysis and simulations used by CMS in the development of the May 4, 2007 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (CMS-1451-P) and the August 29, 2007 Final Rule w/ comment (CMS-1541-FC) for the Home Health Prospective Payment System Refinement and Rate Update for Calendar Year 2008. This report comes in two parts: the Technical report and the Appendix containing associated tables.
  • CMS-1541-CN2 : Since the publication of the HH PPS Final Rule "Home Health Prospective Payment System Refinement & Rate Update for Calendar Year 2008" (CMS-1541-FC) dated August 29, 2007, technical errors have been identified. CMS had previously posted draft descriptions of those errors and advised the public to refer to the published correction notice, in the Federal Register, as official notification and publication of the errors and corrections. Home Health Prospective Payment System Refinement and Rate Update for Calendar Year 2008; Corrections (CMS-1541-CN2) was published on November 29, 2007.
  • CMS-1541-FC: Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Refinement and Rate Update for Calendar Year 2008; Final Rule with comment period published on August 29, 2007; Press Release.  For a "Summary of Final HH PPS Refinements Compared to Current HH PPS Payment System", see the Fact Sheet.  

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Important Links
Billing / Payment
  • Home Health PPS
  • Home Health Coding and Billing
  • Home Health PPS - PC Pricer

Policies/Regulations
  • Home Health Regulations and Notices
  • Quarterly Provider Update

Initiatives
  • Home Health Quality Initiative - Overview
  • Home Health Compare
  • Beneficiary Notices Initiative (BNI) - Overview
  • FFS HHABN
  • FFS ED Notices

Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)
  • OASIS - Overview
  • OASIS User's Manual
  • Home Health Agency OASIS Statement of Patient Privacy Rights

Participation, Enrollment & Certification
  • Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) & Conditions of Participations (CoPs): Home Health Services
  • Conditions of Participation: Home Health Agencies (42 CFR 484.1)
  • Provider Enrollment
CMS Manuals & Transmittals
  • CMS Manuals
  • CMS Internet-only Manuals.
  • Home Health Specific Program Transmittals
  • Program Transmittals
  • Program Memoranda

Educational Resources
  • Medicare Learning Network (MLN)
  • MLN Educational Web Guides
  • MLN Matters Articles (Search)
  • MLN Products  

Demonstration/Research
  • Home Health Demonstrations

How to Stay Informed
  • Join the Home Health PPS mailing list (or listserv).
  • Open Door Forum - Home Health, Hospice & Durable Medical Equipment
  • Press Releases



Contacts
  • Contact Your Regional Home Health Intermediary  via Toll-Free Numbers and Websites -- A listing of the toll-free numbers that CMS has installed at Medicare FFS contractor sites.
  • Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)
  • CMS Regional Offices
  • Contacting the Coordination of Benefits Contractors  (COBC)

 

 

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