Home Health Line
04/11/2016
Start working with software vendors and clinicians to prepare for the release of the final OASIS-C2 document. CMS announced April 1 the start of the 60-day public comment period and its request for approval by the Office of Management and Budget. Comments are due by May 31.
04/11/2016
Significantly beef up documentation your hospice puts in a patient’s medical record about why the patient requires general inpatient (GIP) care — and why, day after day, the patient remains eligible for GIP care.
04/11/2016
The ability of whistleblowers to accuse home health agencies, hospices and other providers of Medicare fraud under the False Claims Act would be seriously weakened, if not eliminated, unless a March 31 decision by a federal district court judge in Alabama is reversed, attorneys representing whistleblowers say.
04/11/2016
Communicate to your patient’s referring physician a supplemental explanation of your agency’s conclusion that the patient is eligible and services are needed. The physician would sign and date the supplemental documentation and adopt it into the patient’s record. 
04/11/2016
As the home health industry makes a shift toward value-based purchasing, agencies that wish to stay competitive have to consider updating their job descriptions for quality managers as they seek qualified candidates for this important position.
04/11/2016
The roles of quality improvement (QI) managers and clinical supervisors have taken on increased importance during the transition to ICD-10, the launch of 5-star ratings and the adjustment to the new value-based purchasing model.

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