Home Health Line
01/30/2017

Work immediately to identify the best way for your agency to provide new written instructions for patients and caregivers. 

01/30/2017
Your agency might be among the 33% of home health agencies that see their star rating increase or decrease by half a point if CMS decides to shake up its quality of care star ratings in the coming months.
01/30/2017
by: CMS
The most common condition-level deficiencies involve skilled nursing services. G0168 was cited 98 times in 2016, 29 fewer times than in 2015.
01/30/2017
Most Illinois HomeCare and Hospice Council member agencies are now submitting 100% of their episodes for pre-claim review, although some are still struggling to stay current due to the volume of paperwork.
01/30/2017
Sparta Community Hospital’s At-Home Healthcare is among the few agencies in Illinois to maintain a 100% affirmation rate as part of pre-claim reviews.
01/26/2017
It’s vital to conduct mock surveys for your agency and when doing so to perform five to 10 home visits, depending on your unduplicated admissions for the past 12 months. That’s roughly the same number of visits a surveyor would perform.
01/26/2017
by: Home Health Solutions
Consider adapting your agency's patient consent form to comply with a new standard within the revised CoPs.

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