Resources for Starting a Home Care Agency

NAHC Publications and other Resources for Starting a Home Care Agency

NAHC offers several publications concerned with opening a home health agency. NAHC members receive a generous 50% discount on all publications.

Medicare Certification Process and Requirements
Home Health Agency Guide to Medicare Survey and Certification
Item Coming Soon
Overview of the Medicare Prospective Payment System
Clinician's Guide to PPS
Item N-011
Medicare Coverage and Billing Issues
Manual of Medicare Home Health Eligibility, Coverage, and Billing
Item A-090
Guide to Medicare OASIS Assessment Requirements
Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) User's Manual
Item M-038C

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Home Health Agency Home Page
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/hha/default.asp

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Enrollment Instructions
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/enrollment/default.asp

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Agency Directory
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/survey-cert/sadir.pdf

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regional & Central Office Contacts
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/survey-cert/rodir.pdf

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services OASIS Home Page
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/oasis/default.asp

A complete list of NAHC publications.