Home Health Line
02/22/2024
Keep up with competency checks and make sure your in-home staff members are reminded frequently of hand-washing requirements. Surveyors note this continues to be a top deficiency.
02/22/2024
Agencies that create thorough and active succession plans will be set for success in emergencies or when the owner is ready to retire.
02/22/2024
CMS has responded by email to a question that was recently submitted regarding how to accurately score OASIS item M1860 (Ambulation/locomotion).
02/22/2024
With increased audit activity around hospice services, agencies should be prepared to handle a variety of audit types, sometimes for the same services, at any given time.
02/22/2024
by: Elizabeth Hogue
Providers may have heard about the importance of Fraud and Abuse Compliance Plans in their organizations, but many providers continue to express uncertainty about their value.
02/22/2024
by: DecisionHealth Staff
Terminal diagnosis tops list of denials for new hospices One of the most frequent denial reason for new hospices under pre-payment review is “Documenation submitted doesn’t support prognosis of six months or less.” That’s according to the Palmetto GBA’s medical review results from July to September 2023. They looked at 52 hospice providers from six states: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Mexico, Ohio and South Carolina.

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