Bureau Talk 2007

Home Care

October 2007

• Introduction
• Distribution of future Bureau Talk Publications
• Office of Inspector General Hotline
• Family Care Safety Registry
• Criminal Background Checks
• Nursing Shortage
• Temporary Expansion of Territory
• Agency Changes-CMS Notification
• Correspondence from our Office
• Reminders from Previous Newsletters
• Mission Priority Statement for FY ‘08
• Annual Statistical Reports
• Rules and Regulations
• Evaluation of the Agency’s Program
• News from the MOO Arena

July 2007

• Introduction
• Plan of Corrections
• Family Care Safety Registry
• List Serve
• Annual Statistical Reports
• Progress Notes
• Branch/Satellite
• Requesting Exceptions to Serve Patients in Unauthorized Territory
• Office Issues
• CMS Mission and Priority Document FY 08
• Broadband Connectivity
• Home Health Fraud
• Hospice Included in HHS OIG Work Plan
• Reporting of Additional Data to Describe Services on Hospice Claims
• News from the MOO Arena

April 2007

• Hot Line
• Home Care Website
• Agency Changes
• Faxes
• Expanding Territory
• Change of Location
• Change of Ownership
• Disaster Preparedness
• Criminal Disclosure Statement
• HIPAA
• Nursing Delegation
• Good Cause Waiver
• Home Health Survey Schedule
• Missouri in Comparison
• Home Health Compare
• General Issues
• Hospice Survey Schedule
• National Home Health Campaign
• News from the MOO Arena