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QSO-22-07 ALL Home Health Agency (HHA) Attachment

(9 days ago) WEBThe home health agency (HHA) must develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that all staff are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. For purposes of this section, staff …

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-22-07-all-attachment-g-hha.pdf

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CMS Updates COVID-19 IPC Guidance for Home Health - APIC

(3 days ago) WEBCMS has updated guidance issued earlier this year for infection prevention and control for COVID-19 in home health agencies. The update includes additional guidance for …

https://apic.org/advocacy_update/cms-updates-covid-19-ipc-guidance-for-home-health/

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CMS Sends More Detailed Guidance to Providers about COVID-19

(1 days ago) WEBOn March 9, 2020: CMS delivered guidance on the screening, treatment and transfer procedures healthcare workers must follow when interacting with patients to prevent the …

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-sends-more-detailed-guidance-providers-about-covid-19

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CMS Releases Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Home Health Providers

(3 days ago) WEBAs a condition of participation, CMS requires staff members at home health agencies to receive one COVID-19 vaccine dose by Jan. 27. Workers then must be fully …

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2021/12/cms-releases-vaccine-mandate-guidance-for-home-health-providers/

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COVID-19 Intensifies Home Care Workforce Challenges ASPE

(Just Now) WEBAt the time of our interviews in December 2020 and January 2021, access to COVID-19 vaccines was emerging as an issue for home care workers. As with …

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/covid-19-intensifies-home-care-workforce-challenges

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Infection Control at Home Health Agencies During the COVID-19 …

(8 days ago) WEBOn March 10, 2020, CMS issued a State Survey Directors Letter, "Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home …

https://www.oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/summary/wp-summary-0000520.asp

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COVID-19 Preparedness in US Home Health Care Agencies

(3 days ago) WEBIn the United States, home health care, defined as care delivered in a patient's home by health care professionals, 1 plays an important role for post-acute …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7269929/

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COVID-19 Intensifies Home Care Workforce …

(2 days ago) WEBABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected home care agencies--including home health agencies--and their staff in several important ways. Some of the challenges encountered were entirely new …

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/covid-19-intensifies-home-care-workforce-challenges-policy-perspectives-issue-brief

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Home Health Services Fact Sheet - HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WEBFor Medicare to cover Home Health Agency (HHA) services, the individualized plan of care must specify the • Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 7 This fact sheet is …

https://www.hhs.gov/guidance/sites/default/files/hhs-guidance-documents/MLN909413_2021_02_Home_Health_Services_Fact_Sheet_508.pdf

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MassHealth COVID-19 Guidance for Home Health Agencies, CSNs, …

(1 days ago) WEBHome Health Agency Bulletin 83: COVID-19 Flexibilities after the End of the Public Health Emergency communicates home health provider requirements that were suspended …

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/masshealth-covid-19-guidance-for-home-health-agencies-csns-and-pcas

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COVID-19 Guidance for Home Care, Home Health, and …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recognizes the need for COVID-19 infection prevention guidance to help home care, home health, and hospice …

https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/HomeHealth-Hospiceguidance.pdf

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Home Health Agencies' Challenges and Strategies in Responding …

(4 days ago) WEBHome health agencies (HHAs) have faced unprecedented challenges to providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reported challenges include, but are not limited to, …

https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/summary/wp-summary-0000557.asp

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State policies favored facilities over home care during COVID-19

(Just Now) WEBMost of these policies aimed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the researchers found. A total of 736 state policies were meant to prevent virus …

https://www.mcknightshomecare.com/state-policies-favored-facilities-over-home-care-during-covid-19-pandemic-study-finds/

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Medicare and Home Health: Taking Stock in the COVID-19 Era

(4 days ago) WEBCARES Act. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the $3 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan passed by Congress on March 23, 2020, …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/oct/medicare-home-health-taking-stock-covid-19-era

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QSO-20-18-HHA - Home - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …

(2 days ago) WEBCMS regulations requires that home health agencies provide the types of services, supplies and equipment required by the individualized plan of care. HHA’s are normally …

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-18-hha.pdf

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How can I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I’m homebound? FAQ

(3 days ago) WEBIf you are unable to leave the home to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or are the healthcare provider or family caregiver of someone who is homebound, you may …

https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/nj-information/testing-and-treatment/how-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-if-im-homebound

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Did COVID-19 Have a Disparate Impact on Medicare Home Health …

(7 days ago) WEBAbstract. Issue: As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional health care patterns and overwhelmed health care systems, hospitals freed up capacity by …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2022/jul/did-covid-19-have-disparate-impact-home-health-use-medicare

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FDA Launches Health Care at Home Initiative to Advance Health …

(5 days ago) WEBThe CDRH Health Care at Home initiative aims to better position agency to address health care needs by moving been accelerated over the last few years by the …

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-devices-news-and-events/fda-launches-health-care-home-initiative-help-advance-health-equity

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Request for in-home vaccination - Government of New Jersey

(2 days ago) WEBFor assistance completing the survey by phone, please call the NJ COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center at 1-855-568-0545. The State of New Jersey is working to bring home health …

https://healthsurveys.nj.gov/NoviSurvey/n/zz2kc.aspx

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Vaccine Access for Homebound Individuals - AARP States

(5 days ago) WEBAARP is fighting for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution and to ensure all Americans 50+ are prioritized. On April 14, AARP New Jersey sent a letter to Governor Phil Murphy …

https://states.aarp.org/new-jersey/vaccine-access-for-homebound-individuals

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State COVID policies didn't translate into fewer cases, deaths

(6 days ago) WEB"The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected older persons, many of whom were served by home health care agencies (HHAs) and nursing homes (NHs)," …

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/state-covid-policies-didnt-translate-fewer-cases-deaths-study-suggests

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Title: Article 7 - Certified Home Health Agencies and Licensed …

(6 days ago) WEBSection 762.1 - Long term home health care program and AIDS home care program approval; Section 762.2 - Certified home health agency, long term home health care …

https://regs.health.ny.gov/content/article-7-certified-home-health-agencies-and-licensed-home-care-services-agencies

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Feds establish new rules for health care staffing and pay

(8 days ago) WEBAfter the COVID-19 pandemic exposed serious problems with the health care workforce and patient care, especially at nursing homes, some major changes are …

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/04/24/nursing-homes-staffing-health-care-pay/

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Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning …

(Just Now) WEB• Home Health Guidance and Actions - CMS regulations and guidance support Home Health Agencies taking appropriate action to address potential and …

https://www.cms.gov/medicareprovider-enrollment-and-certificationsurveycertificationgeninfopolicy-and/guidance-infection-control-and-prevention-concerning-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-home-health

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AHA comments on draft legislation to extend hospital-at-home …

(4 days ago) WEBCommenting last week on a discussion draft of the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, which would extend the hospital-at-home program through 2027, …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-22-aha-comments-draft-legislation-extend-hospital-home-program

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What the New Overtime Rule Means for Workers

(6 days ago) WEBSafety and Health . Coronavirus resources ; Mining ; Whistleblower protections ; Worker safety and health ; Wages and Benefits . Agencies; Forms; …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/04/23/what-the-new-overtime-rule-means-for-workers

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Paid Sick Leave under the Colorado Healthy Families and …

(6 days ago) WEBUpdate: COVID-19 PHE Leave Was in Effect Until June 8, 2023, four weeks after COVID-19 Public Health Emergencies ended. On May 11, 2023, the federal Dept. of Health and …

https://cdle.colorado.gov/dlss/paid-sick-leave-under-the-colorado-healthy-families-and-workplaces-act-hfwa

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A look at COVID-19 restrictions that affected religious groups

(8 days ago) WEBIn Cambodia, which has a Buddhist majority, the Ministry of Health in March 2020 began drawing attention to Muslims by including a special category about them in …

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/11/29/key-findings-about-covid-19-restrictions-that-affected-religious-groups-around-the-world-in-2020/

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Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health …

(Just Now) WEBAgencies: Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Dates: MACOSH full Committee meeting: MACOSH will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/29/2024-09112/maritime-advisory-committee-on-occupational-safety-and-health-macosh-notice-of-meeting

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QSO-20-18-HHA- REVISED - Home - Centers for Medicare

(Just Now) WEBThis memorandum responds to questions we have received and provides important guidance for all Medicare and Medicaid participating Home Health Agencies (HHAs) …

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-18-hha-revised.pdf

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Global EV Outlook 2024 - International Energy Agency

(6 days ago) WEBIn other countries, EVSE targets are being adopted alongside vehicle targets. New Zealand released its charging strategy in 2023, targeting one charging hub5 every 150-200 km …

https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev-outlook-2024/trends-in-electric-vehicle-charging

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