Home Health Line
06/17/2020
The advent of COVID-19 has fueled the rise of telemedicine, accelerating growth beyond what was even imaginable only three months ago.
06/17/2020
Here’s a list of the top 10 primary diagnoses for traditional Medicare 30-day periods pulled from Strategic Healthcare Programs’ National Client Database.
 
06/11/2020
Home health and hospice providers urged CMS to consider permanent adjustments to relax telehealth requirements that would support better communication and access to care for the patients they serve beyond the public health emergency.
06/11/2020
Twenty frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the newly implemented ICD-10 code for COVID-19, U07.1, were included as part of the 2020 Q2 Coding Clinic guidance update released Friday, May 29.
06/11/2020
Agencies should consider implementing a Utilization Review (UR) model or a clinical manager as a way to help improve outcomes and margins under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
06/11/2020
Last week we introduced some data that show an increase in high comorbidity adjustments.
06/11/2020
The revamped Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is expected to benefit many employers, but it also adds complexity and requires considerable analysis to avoid pitfalls, according to attorneys who focus on employment matters.
06/11/2020
The data below show home health agencies’ average 30-day payment period visit utilization broken down by clinical group and payment type under PDGM.
06/04/2020
To reduce the spread of COVID-19, agency managers are looking into alternative ways for clinicians to communicate with patients and each other while securing delicate patient information.
06/04/2020
The risk of patient paperwork transmitting infection is low, unless the patient is coughing onto the paper, experts conclude.

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