Home Health Notice of Admission effective 1/1/2022

 

To: Home Health Agencies, Administrators, and OASIS Coordinators  From: The Health Facilities Education and Quality (HFEQ) Branch of the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division (HFEMSD)     Starting January 1, 2022, the Notice of Admission (NOA) for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) will go into effect. Is your EMR system ready for the cross-over period? If your EMR system will not be ready for the cross-over period, your agency will be required to key the NOAs directly into the Direct Data Entry (DDE) system. Below is a link to a job aid that provides details of keying the NOA into the DDE, developed by CGS, NGS, and Palmetto GBA:   https://cgsmedicare.com/hhh/education/materials/pdf/billing_noa.pdf   As a HHA, it is imperative to determine if your EMR system will be ready and/or if someone within your agency has a valid, active password for and can access the DDE system. There will NOT be a grace period nor will there be exceptions granted for NOAs not submitted due to an inability to enter data due to an EMR issue or lack of access.     If you have further questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you.   Other questions? Contact wendy.castro@state.co.us