Home Health Line
02/20/2025
The SFP targets hospices struggling with quality performance measures, survey citations or substantiated complaints. Selected providers would have received additional survey oversight, with the expectation that they improve or face potential removal from the Medicare program.
02/20/2025
Train clinicians to keep an eye out for any signs or symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) among patients — even if the documentation does not specifically state the diagnosis — as this is a top diagnosis that sends patients back to the hospital.
02/20/2025
With the current surge in influenza cases, agencies should ensure that they are doing all they can to protect not only their patients, but their staff as well.
02/20/2025
Determining how to keep your agency going when many staff are out sick can be a challenge. One method that could prove beneficial is to offer bonuses to staff members who are willing to pick up extra shifts.
02/20/2025
Proactively do an internal audit of your I-9 records for staff as federal officials promise to crack down on illegal immigration.
02/20/2025
Make sure hospice care plans and aide instructions are current, appropriate and applicable, as both care plans and aides are among the top survey citations for 2024. 
02/20/2025
The last thing you want if an emergency happens is to open your plan and find out that the person in charge of a crucial element has retired and their role is still unfilled. 
02/20/2025
Urinary tract infection was the number one inpatient diagnosis code for transfers to the hospital from home health.

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