Home Health Line
03/22/2010
For agency owners who hoped CMS would grant exceptions to the HHA ownership restrictions under its 36-month rule, the latest word from CMS is that rule changes won’t happen anytime
03/22/2010

How many of the nearly 900,000 Medicaid beneficiaries now in nursing homes and other institutional settings could make the transition to less expensive independent living with support of home and

03/22/2010
Does your HIPAA-required Notice of Privacy practices state that patients have the right to withhold information from their insurance companies when they pay for services out of pocket? If not,
03/22/2010
A March 10 memo from President Barack Obama directs all federal departments and agencies to “expand and intensify” the payment recovery authority they already have.
03/22/2010

If the difference between ICD-9 and ICD-10 continues to puzzle your staff, here’s a primer from coding expert Ann Rambusch, director of home health education and training for DecisionHealth.

03/22/2010

Correction: HHL’s Feb. 22 issue stated the name of Total Rehab Services, located in Clinton Township, Mich., incorrectly.

03/22/2010

When I first started Kansas City Home Care in 1989, it was easy to get caught up in the excitement of reeling in new clients. I cheerfully signed up any

03/22/2010
Mistakes in documenting the terminal prognosis for unspecified diagnoses, such as debility, could cost your hospice as much as $4,287 per month.

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