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2025 Home Care Awards Call for Nominations
2025 Home Care Awards Call for Nominations

2025 CAHSAH HOME CARE AWARDS We invite you to nominate caregivers, leaders, clinicians, or advocates who consistently demonstrate excellence and positively impact the lives of others. CAHSAH honors exceptional home care professionals with the CAHSAH Awards Program, recognizing those who... Continue Reading

Date posted12/31/2024


WNU Week of December 30, 2024
WNU Week of December 30, 2024

Final Oasis E-1 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the final All-Items OASIS. This is in addition to last week's release of the final individual OASIS time points. Please review the items at this link: OASIS-E1 All Items. VBP Annual Performance Reports The Final CY 2024... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted12/30/2024


Message from the Chair | January 2025
Message from the Chair | January 2025

We made it through the holidays and now it is time to start a new year. Time to get your calendars updated for 2025. And what better way than to check out the educational events that are being offered in 2025 by CAHSAH. To start the year off, CAHSAH is offering the Home Health... Continue Reading

Date posted12/29/2024


Member Spotlight | January 2025
Member Spotlight | January 2025

Getting to know Kristen Kambestad RN and CM Amari Home Health and Hospice www.AmariHC.com What prompted you to enter the field of home care/home health or hospice? I went into nursing school thinking of going into labor and... Continue Reading

Date posted12/29/2024


Ask Mary | January 2025
Ask Mary | January 2025

Can you provide the requirements for TB testing for a home care aide organization? A TB test is required within 90 days before being hired by a home care aide organization (or seven (7) days after. An affiliated Home Care Aide who transfers employment from one Home Care Organization... Continue Reading

Date posted12/29/2024


Federal Bill Tracker | January 2025
Federal Bill Tracker | January 2025

The Federal Bill Tracker will return once the new Congress convenes in early January and the 2025 bill introduction process begins. Continue Reading

Date posted12/29/2024


State Bill Watch | January 2025
State Bill Watch | January 2025

The California State Legislature has adjourned the 2023-2024 Legislative Session. A complete list of the new laws enacted is in the Annual New Laws Report.  The 2025-2026 Legislative Session will resume on December 2, 2024. CAHSAH’s Policy, Advocacy and Public Affairs Committee will... Continue Reading

Date posted12/29/2024


Hospice Trends 2014-2023
Hospice Trends 2014-2023

The number of total hospices increased between 2022 and 2023, as did the number of hospice visits. The analysis of hospice utilization trends is outlined below and is based on data reported to the California Department of Health Care Information and Access (HCAI) from the Annual Utilization... Continue Reading

Date posted12/29/2024


Capitol Corner | January 2025
Capitol Corner | January 2025

The calm seas of the holiday season in Sacramento and Washington are about to become very stormy again beginning in early January. The State Legislature convened for its organizing session on December 2 during which new members were sworn in, rules governing both houses were adopted, and the... Continue Reading

Postedby Dean Chalios
Date posted12/29/2024


WNU Week of December 16, 2024
WNU Week of December 16, 2024

Medi-Cal Claims Inquiry Update The Department of Health Care Services announced that the Internet Professional Claim Submission (IPCS) application will migrate to the Medi-Cal Provider Portal in the first quarter of 2025. IPCS will be enhanced to merge the claim inquiry and claim submission... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted12/16/2024


WNU Week of December 9, 2024
WNU Week of December 9, 2024

New Forms for Medicare Non-Coverage The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the Home Health Change of Care Notice (HHCCN) for 3 years. There were no substantive changes made to the HHCCN form or the form instructions. However, CMS did make plain language and information design... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted12/9/2024


WNU Week of December 2, 2024
WNU Week of December 2, 2024

Home Health Final Rule Webinar December 3, 2024 - 12:00-1:00 pm CAHSAH has put together this one-hour Zoom webinar that will break down the Home Health Final Rule and equip you with the essential "must knows" and "must do's" for achieving success in the New Year! You will learn about the payment... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted12/2/2024