Home Health Line
11/23/2009
Reimbursement cuts under health care reform legislation hang over all of the more than 10,000 Medicare-certified agencies. But the advantage of being big is evident in the latest results reported
11/23/2009
A less-talked-about provision in the final 2010 PPS rule could chill, if not kill, a number of home health acquisition deals.
11/23/2009
CMS has reminded its state surveyors about the importance of reviewing each agency’s deficiency history before surveys, and that could mean increased attention for agencies with the same deficiencies in
11/23/2009
Handheld devices are growing in popularity, and agencies are using those devices more for home health aides rather than clinicians.
11/23/2009
A recent Medicaid fraud case in west Texas highlights the importance of guarding against potential visit fraud at your agency.
11/23/2009
A new Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) look at home health rates could lead to changes in how Medicare pays agencies.
11/23/2009
HHAs could get more help from QIOs soon. CMS has awarded a contract to the West Virginia Medical Institute & Quality Insights, the state QIO, to recruit home health agencies across
11/23/2009
Get your foot in the door of area businesses by sending their CEOs a letter that begins, “If I could save your company between $1.3 million and $3.7 million, or
11/23/2009
Although it can be costly, find ways to ensure your caregivers receive prehire physicals that include a Tuberculosis (TB) skin test, or risk liability down the road.
11/23/2009
Of the 10 most common primary diagnoses, patients with chronic skin ulcers (707) have the highest non-routine supplies add-on at $197.09, according to national benchmark vendor Outcome Concept Systems in

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