Resources

Regulations
 

• Home Health Agency (HHA) Center (October 5, 2007)
   
• HHS OIG Review of Home Health Agencies’ Billing for Services Preceded by a Hospital Discharge (A-01-04-00527)  (March 17, 2006)
   
• OASIS
  
• Home Health PPS PC Pricer
• Diagnosis Coding for Medicare Home Health Under PPS (September 26, 2001) - CMS released information to assist home health agencies in understanding correct diagnosis coding practices for Medicare home health. The materials include: (1) information on general coding principles, (2) case examples, and (3) frequently asked questions (FAQs) on diagnosis coding.
  
• CMS OASIS Guidance for Clinicians to Assist with Clinical Assessments of Patient Wounds (August 6, 2001)

• CMS Memo to State Survey Agency Directors

• WOCN Guidance: OASIS Skin and Wound Status M0 Items

• WOCN Guidance: Q&As
  
  

• HCFA Program Memorandum: Procedures Subject to Home Health Consolidated Billing (April 26, 2001)
  
• Proper Coding of Post-Surgical Admissionson Home Health Claims (March 29, 2001)
• Temporary Two-Month Extension of PIP for Home Health: Under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA), home health agencies that received periodic interim payments (PIP) during the PPS transition period in September and October 2000 are to receive an additional two months of PIP payments. Regional Home Health Intermediaries were required to make this additional PIP payment no later than January 31, 2001. The following HCFA Program Transmittals provide further guidance and clarification regarding overpayments, and cost report filings: Transmittal A-01-03, Transmittal A-01-14, Transmittal A-01-26, Transmittal A-01-28 (February 2001). ) To view this PDF file, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to get your free copy.
  
• Clarification of the Homebound Definition: HCFA Program Transmittal A-01-21 clarifies the homebound statutory eligibility requirement applicable to the Medicare home health benefit as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (February 2001). To view this PDF file, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to get your free copy.