Home Health Line
08/05/2020
CMS hosted an open door forum on July 29th during which time they provided home health and hospice agencies with the following key regulatory updates.
08/05/2020
Agencies can expect continued scrutiny of payment periods with visit numbers just above the LUPA thresholds, according to a recent report.
08/05/2020
Some home health agencies have started offering outpatient therapy services as a new service line in response to the growing demand for patients to receive this service in the home.
08/05/2020
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a ruling making it easier to discipline or fire employees for offensive speech.
08/05/2020
Over the last few months, work as we know it has drastically changed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
08/05/2020
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) identified six standards in addition to the General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) that apply to businesses opening.
08/05/2020
This table shows a breakdown of LUPA rates by visit threshold and clinical group. The last two rows show the percent of HIPPS (all 432 HHRGs) that had those corresponding visit thresholds and percent of payment periods that are in each of the threshold groupings. 
07/29/2020
CMS addressed questions regarding who should complete a discharge OASIS when the last visit is a telehealth visit, and the patient refuses more in-person visits.
07/29/2020
As agencies face a decrease in referrals due to the pandemic as well as the financial and operational changes due to the changeover to PDGM, it’s more important than ever to manage Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
07/29/2020
Following is a list of some of the more significant, key benchmarks that agencies can manage and track to help secure cashflow during PDGM, the pandemic and beyond, says John Reisinger, CPA, owner of Innovative Financial Solutions for Home Health in Tampa, Fla.

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