Home Health Line
09/07/2015
An agency leader at Boca Home Care believes standing out on medication reconciliation was one of major reasons the agency became one of the 239 agencies nationwide to receive 5 stars. 
 
09/07/2015
by: By Elizabeth Pearson, attorney
Introductory visits with patients who have already been referred to your agency are permissible, according to an Aug. 13 advisory opinion from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG).
 
09/07/2015
The proposed 2016 PPS rule for home health means Medicare will continue to overpay agencies, according to Aug. 18 comments by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
 
09/07/2015
Creating three geographic districts covering about 50 square miles each and assigning the right clinician for the job based on specialty have allowed clinicians at one agency to spend more time on documentation and save on reduced mileage.
 
09/07/2015
Providers including home health agencies, hospices and doctors’ offices continued to be successful during CMS’ most recent ICD-10 end-to-end testing week, CMS trumpeted Aug. 27.
 
09/07/2015
Although testing week results sound positive, few agencies participated. And some home health industry experts remain concerned about whether the industry is prepared for ICD-10.  
 
09/07/2015
by: HHL’s 2015 Productivity Survey
Patient acuity and “average miles per visit” are the biggest challenges to agencies’ productivity, according to the 135 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2015 Productivity Survey. 
09/07/2015
by: Robert Markette
Here's an example of language attorney Robert Markette used when appealing a denial involving short- and long-term goals.

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