WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 20, 2019)—New bipartisan legislation has been introduced in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives that would grant occupational therapists the authority to open home health cases. Under current law, only nurses, physical therapists and speech language pathologists can open a home health case by performing the patient assessment.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (June 20, 2019)—Healthcare IT partner Netsmart announced its recent partnership with hospice and palliative care provider, Capital Caring. The Virginia-based health care organization selected Netsmart services and solutions to enrich person-centered care in hospice and palliative care by enhancing the clinician experience through improved workflows and access to the complete historical patient health record.

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (June 20, 2019)—Casamba, a provider of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions for skilled nursing facilities (SNF), home health agencies, outpatient therapy and contract therapy providers, announced it has added HIPAA One to its partner network.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 18, 2019)—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a proposed rule significantly revising the nondiscrimination regulations that implemented Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The revisions are intended to reduce burden, eliminate redundancy with several other nondiscriminatory regulations, and provide clarity in the application of nondiscrimination requirements.