Good news! Thank you for sharing.
Kim
On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 4:03 PM, Kathy Messerli <kmesserli@mnhomecare.org> wrote:
The 2018 Home Health PPS final rule was issued today at the Federal Register public inspection page.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/
public-inspection. federalregister.gov/2017- 23935.pdf
The good news is that CMS is NOT finalizing the home health grouping model(HHGM) in this rule, stating they are "not finalizing the Home Health Groupings Model and will take additional time to further engage with stakeholders to move towards a system that shifts the focus from volume of services to a more patient-centered model. CMS will take the comments submitted on the proposed rule into further consideration regarding patients' needs that strikes the right balance in putting patients first."
More to come…..
Kathy Messerli
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