Home Health Line
08/16/2021
Achieving substantial change or progress requires pushing past the superficial and digging deep. As a business leader, this almost certainly comes with facing some difficult, distressing truths.
08/16/2021
New data suggest that paid time off and employer encouragement may go a long way to get staff vaccinated.
08/05/2021
Providers will see a 2% rate increase, according to the FY 2022 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate final rule released July 29, 2021.
08/05/2021
Recent medical review results serve as a reminder to refresh training on some fundamental Medicare requirements for home health including face-to-face documentation, no response to additional documentation requests and failure to justify need for skilled care.
08/05/2021
A look at recent claim denials under post-payment review from home health Medicare Administrative Contractors.
08/05/2021
While smart home technology has been around for some time, the pandemic has highlighted the potential for smart technology in home health.
08/05/2021
HIPAA compliance as workers migrate back to the office, comliance around business associates and ePHI compliance.
07/28/2021
Agencies with staff members who are not 100% vaccinated need to follow all of the ETS guidelines regarding social distancing in the office, wearing masks at all times, introducing physical barriers if needed and screening all visitors.
07/28/2021
A regional representative from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently responded to questions submitted by the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice.
07/28/2021
Information collected by the assessing clinician at any point during the time frame CMS allows for the OASIS completion can be used to guide assessment coding as long as there is no other item-specific guidance that states otherwise.

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