Home Health Line
11/05/2021
As home health agencies struggle with what has become known as “the great resignation,” a spotlight has been placed on company culture and how it impacts staff satisfaction, and thus, retention.
11/05/2021
This car trunk and bag checklist was intended for managers to use in the field during ride alongs and to prepare the agency for its next survey.
11/05/2021
Carrying their bag of supplies in and out of patient homes all day calls for extra attention to detail.
11/05/2021
Home health agencies should consider an “if you build it, they will come” philosophy when looking at the utilization of SLP.
11/05/2021
EHR system training continues to be among the biggest technology and innovation concerns for home health agencies, according to the 291 responses to AHCC’s 2021 Home Care Coding & Compliance Industry Survey.
11/05/2021
The number of visits performed by all home health disciplines was down in 2020, including a 24% reduction in speech therapy.
10/28/2021
Educate your staff and update your processes to comply with guidance just released related to the new quality measure, Transfer of Health Information to Provider. Data for this new quality measure will be collected with the implementation of OASIS-E, expected to begin Jan. 1, 2023.
10/28/2021
Agencies trying to follow the law need to pay attention to reports of fraud and abuse in the industry, as these criminal charges and large settlements have only emboldened prosecutors — and state and federal investigators — as they focus their attention on home health providers.
10/28/2021
Clinicians go into every visit with a goal of helping a patient improve. But what happens when the patient and clinician goals don’t align?
10/28/2021
Hospice coders must give careful consideration to sequencing guidelines when assigning the primary diagnosis of a patient.

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