OIG: Home Health Responded to COVID Creatively, but Challenges Persist

Key issue of telehealth remains Home health agencies (HHAs) developed strategies to respond to challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including providing new incentives to maintain staff and seeking alternative sources of personal protective equipment, finds a new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report also concluded that HHAs were helped by regulatory flexibilities and expanded telehealth usage, and recommended…