CHHA

CHHA OMIG Issues 2018-2019 Work Plan: Plan details OMIG’s intended areas of review in home health, long term care services, and Medicaid managed care.
April 13, 2018

CHHA LeadingAge NY Comments on LTC Need Methodologies and Innovative Models Recommendations: Draft recommendations focus on the Certificate of Need process.
March 9, 2018

CHHA DOH Regulatory Modernization Report Outlines Recommendations for Post-Acute Care Management and Telehealth: Recommendations include guidance for post-acute care collaborations; elimination of the PRI for nursing home admissions; investment in information technology and telehealth; consumer and provider education on hospice, palliative care, and advance care planning; and changes in the originating site limits for telehealth services.
February 26, 2018

CHHA Home Health Changes in Federal Spending Bill: Spending bill signed into law on Fri., Feb. 9^th will have both positive and negative impacts on home health care.
February 13, 2018

CHHA Update on CHHA and Hospice Minimum Wage Medicaid Rate Adjustment: Revised Medicaid CHHA and Hospice rates are based on the minimum wage survey data received from the provider community.
January 30, 2018

CHHA New DOH Guidance on Post-Acute Care Collaboration: Guidance authorizes and encourages health care provider collaboration initiatives to streamline and improve post-acute care.
January 2, 2018

CHHA Reporting Deadlines for CHHAs, LTHHCPs, and Hospices: The 2016 CHHA/LTHHCP Statistical Report and 2016 Cost and Utilization Report for Hospices are both due on Dec. 29, 2017.
December 18, 2017

CHHA OASIS-C2 2018 Guidance Manual Available: Manual contains clarifications about the One Clinician Rule; effective date is Jan. 1, 2018.
December 11, 2017

CHHA Home Health PPS Rate Calculator Updated: Member tool is helpful in projecting Medicare revenue.
November 24, 2017

CHHA Final Medicare Rule Cuts CHHA Rates, Delays Major Rate-Setting Overhaul: Home Health Prospective Payment System rates to decrease by 0.4 percent in 2018.
November 7, 2017