Home Health Line
03/19/2018
Expect the final interpretive guidelines for the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) to include several changes regarding the comprehensive assessment when they’re released in about six to eight weeks, a CMS official told attendees of ElevatingHOME’s National Leadership Conference on March 9 in Washington D.C.
03/19/2018
Industry experts contend the release of OASIS-D next year will add another layer of confusion for clinicians, particularly since many continue to struggle with the existing assessment.
03/19/2018
Instruct clinicians to wait until the end of the initial visit to ask patients and their caregivers about the patient’s confusion.
03/19/2018
Organize a survey binder with key items so you’ll be more prepared for entrance interviews at the beginning of surveys.
03/19/2018
Take steps to bolster the documentation your hospice provides to support patients’ eligibility and for the level of hospice care you bill.
03/19/2018
by: Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network Inc.
Nearly 49% of the time during start-of-care (SOC) visits, clinicians mark that patients have experienced confusion at some point within the last 14 days, according to data from Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network Inc.
03/19/2018
Home health agency leaders should include several key items within three-ring binders they organize as they prepare for home health surveys. Make sure your binders include the following information.

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