CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2017 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements

Final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updating the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) payment rates, effective January 1, 2017. Also updates the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model, as well as the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP), and implements payment changes for performing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT).
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news