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Home Health Agencies Used Multiple Strategies To Respondto the COVID-19 Pandemic, Although Some Challenges Persist

Inspection / Evaluation · Department of Health & Human Services OIG · 2022-10-14 · about Department of Health & Human Services

Report

Title
Home Health Agencies Used Multiple Strategies To Respondto the COVID-19 Pandemic, Although Some Challenges Persist
Submitting OIG
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Component agency
Department of Health & Human Services
Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Publication date
2022-10-14

Recommendations (3)

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23-E-01-001.01OpenCMS should evaluate how HHAs are using telehealth specifically, the types of services provided via telehealth and the characteristics of patients who benefit from these services.
23-E-01-001.02OpenCMS should to inform decision-making, evaluate how the regulatory flexibilities it has offered in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency affect the quality of home health care.
23-E-01-001.03OpenCMS should in collaboration with ASPR TRACIE, apply lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to update and/or develop emergency preparedness trainings and materials for HHAs on responding to infectious disease outbreaks.

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