Home Health Line
07/18/2011

The face-to-face encounter requirement has already proved burdensome for the operations of agencies across the country, but for several agencies in New England, it’s now impacting cash flow as well.

07/18/2011

Stymied by physician refusals to document face-to-face encounters, some agencies are risking criminal charges by writing the narrative explanation of why a patient is homebound and needs home care, which

07/18/2011

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice has presented CMS with a catalogue of agency experiences from 20 states showing the degree to which the face-to-face encounter requirement has limited

07/18/2011

Software shortfalls are making it harder for agencies to comply with a recent CMS clarification that all non-covered visits must be included on their claims.

07/18/2011

Home health copays are on the table for Democrats and Republicans negotiating an increase in the debt ceiling aimed at avoiding a first-ever U.S. default, a discussion outline released by

07/18/2011
Private duty home care aide retention can be as simple as saying, “Thank you.”

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