Home Health Line
04/01/2021
The graph shows the percentage of PAC providers who can send and receive electronic data.
04/01/2021
You may be wondering whether electronic messages or postings on the company’s intranet system will satisfy government requirements to provide notice to employees about their rights. The DOL recently answered the question the way most lawyers do: It depends.
04/01/2021
As the COVID-19 outbreak begins to subside, many employers are preparing to call employees back to the workplace. But many questions remain about how to do this.
03/29/2021
Give your clinicians and quality staff these practice scenarios to help them stay up-to-date on the latest CMS guidance related to OASIS GG items.
03/25/2021
Home health agencies are among a short list of employers targeted in a new national emphasis program (NEP) as officials look to protect workers at serious risk of contracting COVID-19.
03/25/2021
As surveys resume for home health agencies, it might be a good time to remind clinicians about some of the keys for determining whether maintenance therapy is appropriate and the correct ways to document it to avoid negative survey outcomes and claim denials.
03/25/2021
Coders soon may have a new diagnosis code to capture post COVID-19 conditions or cases when a patient continues to have lingering symptoms after the infection is gone, ICD-10-CM officials announced during the virtual March 10 ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting.
03/25/2021
The U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement of plans to rescind final rules related to independent contractors and joint employers should put employers on notice that a less employer-friendly day is coming, attorneys who advise employers say.
 
03/25/2021
Texting may be seen as too informal for some, but many find texting can be a great middle ground and a way to stay in better communication throughout the hiring process.
03/25/2021
The data below are pulled from interviews with 1,327 frontline health care workers who work in a variety of settings including hospitals, doctors’ offices, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, assisted care facilities and home health agencies.

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