Home Health Line
04/14/2022
 As agencies gear up for nationwide Home Health Value-Based Purchasing, it’s important to revisit your care planning practices to mitigate unnecessary LUPAs that lead to poor outcomes and negative patient satisfaction scores.
04/14/2022
Agencies should ensure their documentation supports medical necessity when assigning primary codes from Z47 (Orthopedic aftercare) to Z47.89 (Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare).
04/14/2022
An analysis of LUPA trends in 2020 and 2021 reveal that rates seem to follow COVID-19 case rates. When COVID-19 cases increase so too do the percentage of periods that end in a LUPA.
04/14/2022
The attached tool will help identify issues when reviewing rehospitalization incidents.
04/07/2022
The proposed rule, released March 30, includes a rate increase of 2.7% — in keeping with what the industry would expect, but there is hope this isn't the final number.
04/07/2022
Holdover mergers and acquisitions from 2020 due to the pandemic created a “massive spike” in closed deals in 2021. And while that high level of activity should not repeat at that level in 2022 it’s still a seller’s market.
04/07/2022
With the upcoming OASIS-E implementation coming January 2023, agencies will need to refresh tools used to assess a patient’s mental status. One of these tools is the shortened Confusion Assessment Method (CAM).
04/07/2022
Do not assume a relationship between alcohol abuse and/or dependence and anxiety, the Coding Clinic notes in its Q1 2022 Coding Clinic guidance update.
04/07/2022
This graph shows the general trends in transactions made in the home health, hospice and home care industries from 2019 through 2021.
03/31/2022
Agencies need to carefully approach employee classifications, particularly as they relate to overtime and salary considerations.

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