Home Health Line
08/17/2015
by: Home Health ICD-10 Readiness Survey
More than three-quarters of agencies are using printed materials, such as books and guides, for OASIS-C1 training, according to the 200 respondents to a question on a recent Home Health ICD-10 Readiness Survey. 
08/17/2015
Many agencies are opting for alternative methods of training when it comes to bringing employees up to speed on regulatory issues. 
 
08/17/2015
One word — document — was a major focus during oral arguments Aug. 6 in the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) lawsuit battling the face-to-face requirement.
 
08/17/2015
Use your electronic medical records (EMR) to label patients receiving aftercare for joint replacement surgeries. That one step could mean more medical centers send these patients to your agency rather than a skilled nursing facility (SNF). 
 
08/17/2015
It’s still unclear at this point how the elimination of the face-to-face narrative requirement will affect agencies in terms of future denials.
 
08/17/2015
Agencies will continue to go without extra reimbursement for common psych diagnoses like depression when ICD-10 is implemented. But don’t let that stop you from coding an important part of a patient’s care, as it will only confirm CMS’ suspicion that these conditions don’t impact resource use. 
 
08/17/2015
by: Joe Maddaloni
Agencies that use independent contractors should immediately evaluate whether these employees really would be considered in business for themselves and thus exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements.
 

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