Home Health Line
11/04/2013
Home health agencies could see a deeper Medicare reimbursement reduction than is already in store for them, along with a copayment, as a result of negotiations in a House-Senate conference committee on the federal budget.
 
 
11/04/2013
Small home health agencies that consider offering health insurance to full-time employees (FTEs) next year should assess an option offered for small businesses through all state and federal exchanges. Depending on your business’s location and your employees’ health, the option may offer more affordable insurance packages than comparable ones from private insurers, experts say.
 
 
11/04/2013
Home health agency clinicians should conduct an initiation visit with high risk patients at their home within 24 hours after hospital discharge to cut rehospitalization rates.
 
 
11/04/2013
Home care agencies may be able to retain and recruit clients by educating them and their families on the burdensome paperwork and potential costs involved in hiring workers directly, rather than through agencies, to try to avoid paying overtime.
 
 
11/04/2013
Agencies can now use a set of tools to assess and help treat depression in older homebound patients, which can reduce hospital readmissions.
 
11/04/2013
Agencies with 50 or fewer employees are still unsure about whether to participate in the SHOP program, according to a new HHL survey. More than 70% of the 37 respondents to a question about SHOP aren’t sure if they will use it. About one quarter of respondents won’t; 5% will.
 

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