CMS recently released a modified version of the OASIS C-1 to accommodate the delay in ICD-10 implementation. The OASIS-C1 data item set was scheduled for implementation on October 1, 2014. However, five of the data items contained in OASIS-C1 require the use ICD-10 codes.

More progress is needed toward standardizing beneficiary assessments across care settings, an analyst with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told a gathering of long-term care health information experts Monday.

As data sets increase for post-acute care, so will the need for standardization and the push for skilled nursing facilities to be connected with other health entities, experts said at a health information technology summit Tuesday. For example, skilled nursing facilities seeking greater connectivity might want to hire community health coaches to reduce hospital readmissions, […]

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) recently filed a lawsuit that aims to overturn the new Department of Labor rules restricting the application of the companionship services and live-in exceptions to minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements.

Home Care Association of Colorado’s 44th Annual Convention and 1st Annual Private Pay Conference kick off today, May 21, at beautiful Keystone Resort in Dillon, Colo., with a pre-conference (registration required in advance or at door).