HHCCN (Home Health Change of Care Notice)
The Home Health Change of Care Notice (HHCCN, Form CMS-10280) is a standardized notice home health agencies give original Medicare patients when the agency reduces or stops specific services listed on the plan of care while the patient continues receiving other home health care. It covers changes driven by physician orders as well as changes the agency makes for its own business reasons, such as staffing shortages.
Definition
The Home Health Change of Care Notice (HHCCN, Form CMS-10280) is a standardized notice home health agencies give original Medicare patients when the agency reduces or stops specific services listed on the plan of care while the patient continues receiving other home health care. It covers changes driven by physician orders as well as changes the agency makes for its own business reasons, such as staffing shortages.
Why it matters
HHCCN (Home Health Change of Care Notice) is part of the Operations & Growth vocabulary used across home health operations, documentation, and revenue cycle. Understanding it helps clinicians, QA leads, and administrators stay aligned on care quality and compliance.
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