Home Health Line
06/04/2020
Many agencies are wondering why they aren’t getting the comorbidity adjustments, especially the high ones in PDGM as this can increase payments by as much as 20%.
06/04/2020
Increased age, medical co-morbidities and dementia-related behaviors can increase one’s risk for COVID-19.
06/04/2020
Presenting yourself in a professional manner — both in-person and online — is something to keep in mind when looking to protect your job, advance your career and protect your agency from liability.
06/04/2020
The data below show the percentage of Medicare traditional home health periods with various PDGM components that impact home health payments in 2020. 
05/28/2020
Now that some agencies are navigating the unchartered territory of providing telehealth for home health patients, they are looking for ways to get consent from patients to ensure absolute compliance while limiting the unnecessary risk for exposure to COVID-19 spread.
05/28/2020
CMS has big plans for updating OASIS-D to OASIS-E including the addition of dozens of new items — or standardized patient assessment data elements (SPADEs) — at various timepoints.
05/28/2020
With the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) in full force, many of the standard practices for creating bonus structures still make sense but with a few twists.
05/28/2020
In light of the unusual state of current affairs employers are facing due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced it will exercise discretion to defer the “in-person” requirements associated with Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9).
05/28/2020
When looking at data related to revenue, costs and profits, employee engagement might seem more subjective than tracking actual dollar amounts. 
05/28/2020
Employers can take steps to combat the spread of misinformation and myths about COVID-19. 

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