Home Health Line
10/30/2017
Agencies say system limitations and edits are leading to unnecessary denials and payment suspensions to the tune of $25,000 for some providers over a failure to match an OASIS with the claim. But CMS is making changes to offer agencies relief moving forward.
10/30/2017
One Massachusetts-based home health agency is saving hundreds to thousands of dollars an episode and has improved quality outcomes by using a Wound Ostomy Certified Nurse (WOCN), forming a wound team and enhancing wound care training.
10/30/2017
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about how to prepare for the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM), agencies asked questions to attorney Robert Markette of Indianapolis-based Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman. Here are some of his answers.
10/30/2017
During the final weeks before the emergency preparedness requirements take effect for home health, agencies must make sure they’ve taken all necessary steps to be in full compliance.
10/30/2017
by: Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network
I87.2 (Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)) was the least profitable ICD-10 code in 2016. That’s according to an analysis of assessments involving about 900,000 PPS episodes by Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network.

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