Home Health Line
06/11/2019
With the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) set to go into effect on or after Jan. 1, 2020, agencies large and small are starting to consider how the new payment model is going to affect their utilization of therapy — and many are considering reductions.
06/11/2019
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about improving intake in a world of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), agencies asked questions of industry expert Sue Payne, vice president and chief clinical officer for The Corridor Group of Overland Park, Kan.
06/11/2019
Collect information from multiple sources when responding to GG0110 (Prior device use). Doing so will help ensure more accurate responses.
06/11/2019
by: Mary Compton
Make compliance training for all staff and all affiliated partners a top priority. This will ensure your agency conforms with government mandates in an increasingly complex industry.
06/11/2019
Expect claims submitted to the government to be subjected to data analysis. The government is increasingly relying on data mining to ferret out improper payments, using all Medicare data and most Medicaid data to drill down into billing activity.
06/11/2019
by: NAHC
Among 487 respondents to a National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) survey question about therapy utilization under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, about 25% plan to decrease therapy utilization by more than 10% and about 23% plan to decrease therapy utilization by more than 10%.

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