Beginning June 30, 2023, the renewed ABN, Form CMS-R-131, will be mandatory for use.

Designed to help you comply with F726, our Competencies have been updated for 2023! 

This manual has been designed and written to provide a comprehensive operational template for new and existing hospice agencies. The policies and procedures in this manual are based on Medicare Hospice CoPs (Conditions of Participation) and The Joint Commission, Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) and Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) standards.

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and the Johns Hopkins Home Care Group want feedback from home healthcare workers regarding their personal safety. Comment before June 2, 2023 to have your voice heard!

In a rapidly changing world, we are excited to utilize LinkedIn to help stay abreast of the changes impacting our industry… and to help let you know what we are doing to help meet the challenges of today!

Updated in February 2023, this manual provides an operational template for new start-up home care agencies looking to refresh the way they operate and home care agencies seeking Medicare certification and/or accreditation with ACHC, CHAP, or The Joint Commission. The manual is updated annually to reflect standards and best practices set forth by several governing bodies. 

Our Home Health Agency Starter Kit includes basic documentation and easy-to-use reference tools. The starter kit offers smaller quantity "start-up" supplies of forms ideal for documenting the 10 patients required for Medicare certification.

This reference card (updated August 2022!) will help you MDS professionals quickly and accurately class medications according to the most up-to-date MDS standards. This product is one of many reference materials available through MED-PASS.

The new changes to OASIS will go into effect January 1st.  MED-PASS has OASIS-E resources available now to help your facility enter the new year completely prepared. From the Item-by-Item Guidance Manual to various worksheets, MED-PASS has you covered. 

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To keep in line with CMS Guidelines, MED-PASS has updated its Vaccination of Staff policy and corresponding paperwork. CMS revisions include reviews of noncompliance levels, guidance to surveyors, and an appraisal of hospitalization statistics in regards to the continuing severity of COVID-19.