Home Health Line
01/15/2018
Agencies should carefully review the checklist below to determine whether they’re complying with the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), which took effect Jan. 13.
01/15/2018
A significant OASIS-related change outlined in the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) allows for a physician-ordered resumption of care (ROC) date beyond 48 hours for patients coming from an inpatient facility.
01/15/2018
Not having a back-up coder on staff or an on-call contract with an outsourcing company to fill in when your coders are out of the office could cost your agency a hefty sum — perhaps six figures or more.
01/15/2018
The recent announcement that health insurance giant Humana Inc. is involved in purchasing the home health and hospice side of Kindred Healthcare Inc. is notable for its size and scope — and because an insurer wants to dive deeply into the home health market.
01/15/2018
The IRS has announced that standard mileage rates for the use of a car in 2018 rose to 54.5 cents per mile of business travel.
01/15/2018
CMS has approved the 2018 standards set forth by the home health accrediting body Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP).
01/15/2018
by: DecisionHealth’s 2017 Home Health Coders’ Productivity Survey
Having coders out of the office with no backup can mean that work quickly builds up. About 65% of respondents to DecisionHealth’s 2017 Home Health Coders’ Productivity Survey say it takes 31 to 60 minutes to complete a chart.

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