Home Health Line
05/08/2025
Be sure to consider safety — and the specific nuance of each question — when assessing for both M1800 (Grooming) and GG0130B (Oral hygiene) on OASIS-E1.
05/08/2025
Review your documentation practices — and your Electronic Medicare Record (EMR) capabilities — as a clarification in attestation requirements could complicate compliance and lead to more audit scrutiny.
05/08/2025
Stress the importance of regular and thorough skin assessments for pressure-related injuries. Clinicians who remain vigilant and explain the importance of pressure redistribution to patients and caregivers may be able to fend off these wounds before they ever occur, preventing adverse events and saving your agency money down the line.
05/08/2025
Changes in blood flow can increase patients’ risk for pressure injuries, says Celeste Miller, director of consulting at Oracle Billing, Coding and Consulting in Logan, Utah. There are also specific circumstances that could make certain individuals more susceptible to these wounds, she notes. 
05/08/2025
Increased compliance scrutiny around your cost reports shows why it’s important to take them seriously. Creating detail-oriented and repeatable processes can help your agency comply with payment requirements and avoid audits. It can even help to boost future home health payment rates. 
05/08/2025
Public reporting on the Discharge Function Score has been updated for the first time after an initial release in January.
05/01/2025
Responses to the J0150-J0530 (Pain interview) should be based upon the first complete pain interview conducted within the assessment timeframe, rather than a later assessment that might capture a change in condition.
05/01/2025
Keep the lines of communication open with patients after discharge from home health to improve your score with the Discharge to Community measure.
05/01/2025
When working with dementia patients, it’s important to look for signs of stress or burnout among their caregivers. Agencies that identify and address these concerns could help ensure compliance with the plan of care and improve quality of life for both caregivers and patients.
05/01/2025
For the first time since October 2014, CMS released an updated list of the invalid principal diagnosis codes for Medicare beneficiaries receiving hospice care.

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