Home Health Line
06/06/2024
Beware of MAC activity when your patient changes a physician/practitioner. Some agencies under the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) say they have gotten non-affirmation letters for lack of documentation to support the handoff between the two providers. Experts stress they see no clear regulation that supports this requirement.
06/06/2024
The two most important factors contributing to the cost of caring for a patient with wounds are the number of visits made by clinical staff and the types of products that are used to treat the wounds.
06/06/2024
Agencies looking to increase their wound care patient census can do so through a variety of strategies including utilizing positive wound care outcomes and partnering with wound care vendors to increase their reach and value proposition to referral sources.
06/06/2024
An update to the language found under M0030 (Start of Care Date) was included in the draft version of the OASIS-E1 instrument, released in May. OASIS-E1 is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2025.
06/06/2024
by: Rebecca Herold
In the event of a cyberattack, how should health care entities document their response efforts to demonstrate compliance with HIPAA regulations?
06/06/2024
by: DecisionHealth Staff
On average, patients in the wounds clinical group received more visits than nearly all other PDGM clinical groups.

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