Home Health Line
03/25/2021
Home health agencies are among a short list of employers targeted in a new national emphasis program (NEP) as officials look to protect workers at serious risk of contracting COVID-19.
03/25/2021
As surveys resume for home health agencies, it might be a good time to remind clinicians about some of the keys for determining whether maintenance therapy is appropriate and the correct ways to document it to avoid negative survey outcomes and claim denials.
03/25/2021
Coders soon may have a new diagnosis code to capture post COVID-19 conditions or cases when a patient continues to have lingering symptoms after the infection is gone, ICD-10-CM officials announced during the virtual March 10 ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting.
03/25/2021
The U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement of plans to rescind final rules related to independent contractors and joint employers should put employers on notice that a less employer-friendly day is coming, attorneys who advise employers say.
 
03/25/2021
Texting may be seen as too informal for some, but many find texting can be a great middle ground and a way to stay in better communication throughout the hiring process.
03/25/2021
The data below are pulled from interviews with 1,327 frontline health care workers who work in a variety of settings including hospitals, doctors’ offices, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, assisted care facilities and home health agencies.
03/19/2021
Some agencies are facing new payment issues related to the no-pay RAPs that began January 1, 2021.

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