Home Health Line
01/30/2012

CMS is warning agencies across the country that they will face denials unless they check that their referring physicians have what it takes to make Medicare referrals – including a pulse.

01/30/2012

There is a potential silver lining to the ongoing Palmetto prepayment review: If your agency’s ability to stay in business is threatened, the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) may help you out.

01/30/2012

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has concluded that home health pay for performance (P4P) deserves a double thumbs down, based on the first year of the two-year demonstration.

01/30/2012

Examine and improve the accuracy of your agency’s therapy predictions to avoid unpredictable cash flow and defuse conflicts between clinical and administrative staff.

01/30/2012

Prescription drug theft by clinicians and aides can be difficult to pinpoint, but the potential for patient harm and legal liability means your agency needs to have screening and damage control measures in place.

01/30/2012

Imagine a world in which you can reliably predict a patient’s chances of being rehospitalized almost instantly and will know exactly what to do to prevent that rehospitalization from happening.

01/30/2012

When you use a new OASIS to reset the start-of-care date after a late encounter, you won’t have to swallow the cost of all care provided to date, CMS has clarified.

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