Operational Guidelines for Home Health - Print-on-Demand Manual
Now Available - Updates Related to QSO-26-13-HH
The updated 2026 edition of Briggs Operational Guidelines for Home Health is now available, incorporating revisions released in the 2026QSO-26-13-HHA, plus additional revisions noted below.
| | NEW Acceptance to Service Requirements Policy |
| | Medicare and Accreditation Crosswalks updated |
| | Applicable policies updated to address revisions released in QSO-26-13-HHA |
| | Update outlining the electronic issuance of HHCCNs. |
| | Home Care National Patient Safety Goals resource updated |
This manual is printed on demand, produced at the time of order.
Briggs Operational Guidelines for Home Health is written to comply with the Medicare Conditions of Participation for Home Health and Medicare requirements. Additional policies are included to address specific requirements of accreditation organizations related to Medicare agencies.
The manual also features two policy crosswalks:
| | One is for the Medicare regulations –cross referenced to the Condition of Participation. |
| | The second is for Accreditation standards (Joint Commission, NPSG, CHAP, and ACHC). |
This eManual includes FREE updates* for 1-Year. It is provided to you in an EDITABLE* Microsoft® Word file which allows you to customize your policies to address specific agency requirements, state-specific regulations, local ordinances and more!
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Publisher/Copyright: Briggs Healthcare®
Author: Jeanette Mefford, RN, MPH Mefford, Knutson & Associates, Inc.
Edition: 14th
Publication Date: August 2026
Delivery: Printed Manual is made-to-order ensuring content is current - lead time approximately 10-15 days
Editable file* is delivered electronically
Updates: Delivered electronically - included for 1-year; update subscription automatically renews after the first year
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*SUBSCRIPTION: Content is licensed for one (1) year per agency/facility location. Multiple sites require a quote. Updates are included with your annual subscription. After one (1) year, your subscription will automatically renew at an annual rate of $260.00/year. To receive your editable (Microsoft® Word) file and updates you must complete and return a content license agreement and provide an end-user email address and contact name for file delivery (please allow 2-3 business days for order fulfillment). Binder not included with digital purchase.
All Briggs Digital on Demand products require a credit card payment (or pre-payment) to receive digital files electronically.
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be used or reproduced in any form for the purpose of integration into artificial intelligence technologies or systems.