Home Health Line
04/02/2026
CMS should step up on-site visits to verify the legitimacy of hospice and home health providers in California and other fraud hot spots, according to some of the industry’s top advocates.
04/02/2026
Educate sales staff on when it’s time to switch up their strategy with their accounts. Your marketing team may be a little too comfortable with their current sales strategies, so it’s important to remember that these dynamics are always changing.
04/02/2026
Recognize the warning signs for sepsis risk, even when concerns may look like common parts of a patient’s disease progression. Sepsis moves quickly, so clinicians, patients and their caregivers must be prepared for the possibility.
04/02/2026
Providers are being asked to protect patient data in an environment that no longer resembles the one HIPAA was originally designed for. Cybersecurity threats have evolved. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools now touch patient information in ways that bypass traditional medical record controls.
04/02/2026
The coder had inquired about using T38.3X5A (Adverse effect of insulin and oral hypoglycemic (antidiabetic) drugs, initial encounter). Coding Clinic notes this would not be used since Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications mimic the action of the natural GLP-1 hormone.
04/02/2026
In its March 2026 report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) raised the issue of surging growth of home health agencies in California. The number of agencies in states and territories excluding California declined by about 1% per year on average from 2019 to 2024d.

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