Home Health Line
08/15/2024
Ensure clear communication with hospital discharge planners as patients prepare for home health by making sure the hospital knows the information your agency needs to start care timely.
08/15/2024
Ensure that your staff is only using documentation related to the current admission when coding claims as past diagnoses that aren’t supported in current physician documentation can cause pre-payment delays or costly post-payment denials.
08/15/2024
Use this tool as an example of what a complaint provider/physician attestation/certification statement should look like when incorporating additional or updated information.
08/15/2024
There are situations where agencies may perform a query after admission or when additional documentation related to a diagnosis is received that may provide greater detail related to a primary diagnosis. In some instances, this may change the coding sequence.
08/15/2024
The best caregivers or clinicians are the ones who have empathy for their client, patient or loved one. If the capacity for empathy has been depleted, it could negatively impact the patient or client’s care.
08/15/2024
Regardless of the pandemic and industry changes since PDGM, hospitals still account for roughly one-in-four home health referrals.

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