The OASIS data set is changing beginning January 1st, 2017. Here is what home health agencies need to know about the upcoming OASIS-C2 changes.

Two years have passed since the IMPACT Act made quality reporting federal law. Is your business ready for this year's deadlines?

On January 28th 2016, CMS loaded past patient satisfaction surveys to their comparison website. Will the change cause home health stars to rise or fall? 

Looking for ways to improve your patient satisfaction survey scores? Below we will explain how to use CAHPS survey results to improve star ratings. 

CMS has announced in a February 22nd blog post that it will be increasing its frequency of site visits, part of ongoing measures against Medicare fraud. 

With the new Shield HealthCare University online courses, we can share our high-quality continuing education with you - no matter where you are.

Originally published by Medline Plus - learn about how only 1 in 4 adults aged 45 or older discussed memory problems with a health care professional

Here you can find information about all of the free webinars we held in 2016. For healthcare professionals, you may receive CE Contact Hours by watching some of the recordings.

The transition to ICD-10 is required for everyone covered by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA). See this list of ICD-10 resources:

By Virgil Dickson for Modern Healthcare Health plans and state Medicaid directors disagree on how the CMS should fix its problem of underpaying plans with high numbers of dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. In October, the CMS announced it would modify its risk-adjustment model after an analysis of reimbursement data revealed that some health plans… Continue reading Payers, States at Odds on CMS Plan to Fix Dual-Eligible Underpayment