Home Health Line
10/02/2025
Ensure staff members are appropriately navigating infection control standards during wound care, as this is an area for frequent citations, especially during field visits. 
10/02/2025
Use this tool to remind clinicians of CMS’ guidance to surveyors and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC) guidance for health care workers on hand hygiene and glove use.
10/02/2025
Organizations that present their services in a more accessible way can improve trust with non-traditional referral sources while gaining new connections with potential patients/clients and their caregivers.
10/02/2025
Six months into public reporting on the Discharge Function Score, agencies nationally have shown that new attention to the GG items is paying off.
10/02/2025
Six months into public reporting on the Discharge Function Score, agencies nationally have shown that new attention to the GG items is paying off.
10/02/2025
Coders may have a way to capture surgical wounds that are temporarily left open at the end of a procedure if a proposal is approved as presented during the September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting.
09/25/2025
Stress the importance of physicians dating their signatures on orders to avoid a common claim denial under medical review that can lead to payment losses for care your agency has already provided.
09/25/2025
With the gap in care, consider whether what was being addressed during a face-to-face visit two months ago is the same issue you're agency is seeing the patient for now. It might meet timeline requirements, but might not adequately address the reason for home health.
09/25/2025
Agencies that implement strategies to mitigate these concerns in the plan of care could see higher levels of patient engagement and adherence with the plan of care — improving the odds of a successful discharge.
09/25/2025
While providers shouldn’t expect changes to the hospice payment system anytime soon, there could be some relief on the way for those who provide certain specialized services related to ESRD and cancer.

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