Home Health Line
01/28/2021
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will see significant changes under the new Biden administration. The nature and degree of the changes, however, will depend heavily on how President Joe Biden fills senior roles not only at the agency but also in the White House’s domestic policy counsel.
01/28/2021
Hospice coders should keep guidelines and conventions in mind when coding for COVID-19 and its associated conditions.
01/28/2021
Employers are eager for details about President Joe Biden’s proposal for immigration reform, and they’re hoping for a plan that will replace uncertainty with stability, according to attorneys who advise employers on immigration matters.
01/28/2021
With new portable devices and web apps that support working from home, including transmitting large amounts of data with minimum resources, it’s important to revisit policies to protect patient data.
01/28/2021
Acute care hospitalization was the top quality measure that agencies said they would be working on in 2021, followed by timely initiation of care and management of oral medications, according to the 2021 HHL Trends Survey.
01/28/2021
With new portable devices and web apps that support working from home, including transmitting large amounts of data with minimum resources, it’s important to revisit policies to protect patient data.
01/21/2021
Experts answer questions on some of the hot topics in home health as we head into 2021, including infecton control surveys, employee vaccine requirements and what's ahead under the Biden administration.
01/21/2021
In the waning hours of 2020, CMS rolled out revised instructions for the COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey Tool, offering a fresh reminder of the questions agencies will be facing from surveyors as the public health emergency (PHE) heads into a second year.
01/21/2021
Agencies are moving their employee return-to-work assessments onto digital platforms, and it’s proving to be beneficial to keep patients and staff safe as well as meeting compliance requirements.
01/21/2021
Think about setting caps on the number of charts that coders are responsible for in a day to prevent fatigue that could lead to burnout and errors.

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