The following item is of great importance to Home Health, Hospice, and PAS agencies: On July 20th, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issued provider letter PL 2020-35, Screening for COVID-19 and Documentation of Screening. The Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice (TAHCH) is awaiting feedback from HHSC regarding the requirements addressed in the provider letter because of confusion relating to specific items outlined in it. For more details, HHSC has posted a...
The following items are of great importance to Medicare Home Health agencies: CMS Notice for Resumption of Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) Activities — Review activities are of great importance to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) program integrity efforts; therefore, CMS announced July 7th that RCD wil...
Please review the following topics and resources as they pertain to your agency: Please visit the HealthCare ConsultLink website for a list of the complimentary pandemic-related policies and tools, along with various COVID-19 resources and links referenced in the HCL News emails. Additionally, HealthCare ConsultLink (HCL) has recently written a new Personal Protective Equipment Policy, that will be added to the HCL online policy and procedure manuals in the near future. ...
As healthcare operations start to be addressed under alternative standards, now is the time to focus on the items that might have affected agencies during the earlier weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. One challenge will be ensuring that agencies are prepared for the future. With an eventful beginning to the Atlantic hurricane season, earthquakes, flooding, and various other recent natural disasters, HealthCare ConsultLink (HCL) would like to remind agencies of the need to plan for s...