Home Health Line
04/21/2024
Experts say that most of these denials traditionally have been due to the physician certification and signature requirements.
04/18/2024
CMS’ new HHCAHPS fact sheet provides a standardized way for agencies to educate patients to look for the surveys and hopefully improve response rate.
04/18/2024
Coders feeling overburdened with additional duties and a lack of recognition for the extra work being done were noticeable trends for 2023, based on an analysis of DecisionHealth’s 2024 Home Health Coders’ Productivity Survey.
04/18/2024
CMS quietly updated model examples in March for the Notice of Election Statement (NOE) and the Patient Notification of Hospice Non-Covered Items, Services and Drugs, also known as the election statement addendum.
04/18/2024
As remote work becomes more common, what are the challenges and solutions for ensuring HIPAA compliance in home office environments?
04/18/2024
Most home health coders are tackling more than 10 charts a day, according to the results of DecisionHealth’s 2024 Home Health Coders’ Productivity Survey.
04/18/2024
Agencies can use this CMS tool to educate patients about HHCAHPS. You should limit the changes made, besides updating agency name, vendor name, etc., CMS notes.
04/16/2024
A recent CMS change request is addressing an issue on home health claims identified by the OIG, along with a handful of updates to the Claims Processing Manual Chapter 10.  
04/16/2024
A fall that occurs due to a medical event, such as a seizure, is considered a fall for the purposes of coding M1033 (Risk for Hospitalization), J1800 (Any fall since SOC/ROC) and J1900 (Number of falls since SOC/ROC), CMS clarified in the April 2024 quarterly OASIS Q&As — released April 16. 
04/11/2024
One of the biggest challenges for hospice providers over the next 18 months is going to be staff education around the new quality measures tied to the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation instrument.

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