Resources
Home Health Provider Resources
Medicare Resources
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Health
http://www.cms.gov/center/hha.asp
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospice
http://www.cms.gov/center/hospice.asp
CMS Open Door Forums
http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums
CMS Medicare Learning Network
http://www.cms.gov/MLNGenInfo
CMS Electronic Updates
http://www.cms.gov/apps/mailinglists
Home Health Compare Health Quality Initiative)
http://www.medicare.gov/HHCompare/Home.asp?version=alternate&browser=IE%7C6%7CWinXP&language=English&defaultstatus=0&pagelist=Home&CookiesEnabledStatus=True
http://www.cms.gov/HomeHealthQualityInits/01_Overview.asp
Home Health, Hospice Provider Guide
https://www.cms.gov/MLNEdWebGuide/Downloads/Guided_Pathways_Provider_Specific_Booklet.pdf
Home Health Conditions of Participation
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/42cfr484_05.html
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/
Medicare Benefit Policy Manual
https://www.cms.gov/manuals/Downloads/bp102c07.pdf
Medicare Fraud and Abuse
http://www.medicare.gov/FraudAbuse/Overview.asp
Medicare & Medicaid Program Manuals, Transmittals, Program Memoranda
http://www.cms.gov/manuals
National Government Services
http://www.ngsmedicare.com/
OASIS Policy & Technical Information
http://www.cms.gov/OASIS/
OASIS-C Manual
http://nahc.org/regulatory/OASIS-C_August09.pdf
Emergency Preparedness
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Public Health Preparedness
http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
FEMA Emergency Management Institute
http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb
FEMA Disaster Preparedness Information
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
FEMA for Kids…information in explaining and preparing children for disaster
http://www.fema.gov/kids
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/influenza_pandemic.html
Home Health Care Services Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
http://www.flu.gov/professional/index.html
Homeland Security Individual Preparedness
http://www.ready.gov/
National Disaster Medical System
http://www.ndms.dhhs.gov/index.html
OSHA Guidelines on Pandemic Flu and Worker Protection
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA_pandemic_health.pdf
The link below directs you to a one-hour webcast on pandemic flu planning.
https://event.on24.com
HIPAA
Privacy Standards
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Washington Publishing Co. (Download free HIPAA Implementation Guides)
http://www.wpc-edi.com/content/view/533/377/
Other Federal Resources
Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.ahcpr.gov/
Federal Register
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html
General Accounting Office (GAO)
http://www.gao.gov/
National Institute on Aging
http://www.nih.gov/nia/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov/
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
http://www.oig.hhs.gov/
Accreditation
Accreditation Commission for Health Care
http://www.achc.org
Community Health Accreditation Program
http://www.chapinc.org/
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
http://www.jcaho.org/
Certification
OASIS Certification and Competency Board
http://www.oasiscertificate.org