Home Health Line
06/03/2021
Does HIPAA describe what is permissible for covered entities to share with patients via voicemail? The answers to this question and more.
06/03/2021
Nearly two-thirds (64% of 55.3 million beneficiaries) say their provider offers telehealth, up from 18% before the pandemic.
05/27/2021
The Biden administration announcement of a delay in a rule affecting pay for foreign workers means employers won’t have to quickly adjust to significantly higher prevailing wages for certain foreign employees.
05/27/2021
The Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance recently answered a second round of questions from agencies about face-to-face encounters.
05/27/2021
Agencies that do not have a coding accuracy standard may consider putting one in place to account for PDGM’s more stringent coding specificity requirements.
05/27/2021
If not resolved, OASIS disagreements can lead to clinician dissatisfaction and ultimately cost you qualified staff. There are ways to overcome these disputes and keep the clinicians happy throughout the process.
05/27/2021
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced in April a $28,246 civil settlement with a home health agency for allegedly employing a manager who was on a Medicare excluded list.
05/27/2021
After the CDC recently reduced its mask requirements for people fully vaccinated from COVID-19, employers are asking about possible changes to their own mask and vaccination policies.
05/27/2021
Half of home health coders are also responsible for quality improvement and OASIS review, according to the 219 respondents to Decision Health’s annual salary survey.
05/21/2021
Experts answer questions on some of the hot topics in home health, including the latest survey activity, primary diagnosis requirements, physician’s orders best practices and more.

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