Home Health Line
12/03/2020
New CMS data of COVID-19 claims through Sept. 12 show home health referrals for patients recovering from coronavirus is similar to the rate of all home health referrals following hospitalization in recent years.
11/18/2020
Health officials are preparing for the initial rollout of COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year, adding a new sense of urgency for agencies trying to prepare to potentially distribute the vaccine and make key decisions on employee vaccination policies.
11/18/2020
by: Tammy Binford
As employers look ahead to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, questions abound about what to expect. Some say a more employee-favorable attitude toward the labor movement certainly wouldn’t be a surprise.
11/18/2020
Agencies must communicate now with their electronic medical record (EMR) vendors to see if they can submit a zero-dollar RAP in January and if the estimation amount for any payments or penalties is accurate.
11/18/2020
Agencies that have grown accustomed to hiring hurdles in recent years found even more challenges this year during the pandemic. Home health tech firm Axxess of Dallas, Texas, is helping hiring managers meet staffing needs with its AxxessCARE scheduling program to address unexpected staffing shortages, unique care needs or surges in patient referrals.
11/18/2020
PPE availability ranked as one of the top concerns that agencies expressed related to the public health emergency, according to the 247 total respondents to a survey conducted by HHL’s sister organization the Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance (AHCC).
11/18/2020
 
Q: Under the new RAP requirements, starting in January 2021, do we have to wait until we have the OASIS and coding complete before we can submit the RAP?
11/12/2020
The results of this year’s election will likely mean new leadership at CMS, under President-elect Joe Biden, but a ballot question in one state has put fresh attention on another hot topic for home health industry leaders: the minimum wage.
11/12/2020
The October 2020 update to public data on home health agencies will be the last until January 2022.
11/12/2020
A drop in the number of charts completed by those who are doing coding and OASIS review is, in part, due to the January implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and the specificity required in documentation that came along with it.

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