Home Health Line
11/18/2020
Agencies that have grown accustomed to hiring hurdles in recent years found even more challenges this year during the pandemic. Home health tech firm Axxess of Dallas, Texas, is helping hiring managers meet staffing needs with its AxxessCARE scheduling program to address unexpected staffing shortages, unique care needs or surges in patient referrals.
11/18/2020
PPE availability ranked as one of the top concerns that agencies expressed related to the public health emergency, according to the 247 total respondents to a survey conducted by HHL’s sister organization the Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance (AHCC).
11/18/2020
 
Q: Under the new RAP requirements, starting in January 2021, do we have to wait until we have the OASIS and coding complete before we can submit the RAP?
11/12/2020
The results of this year’s election will likely mean new leadership at CMS, under President-elect Joe Biden, but a ballot question in one state has put fresh attention on another hot topic for home health industry leaders: the minimum wage.
11/12/2020
The October 2020 update to public data on home health agencies will be the last until January 2022.
11/12/2020
A drop in the number of charts completed by those who are doing coding and OASIS review is, in part, due to the January implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and the specificity required in documentation that came along with it.
11/12/2020
CMS released the draft Hospice Item Set (HIS) Manual V3.0 on Oct. 8, 2020, and agencies should take note that Section O, the “hospice visits when death is imminent” measure pair, is being removed from the manual to make way for the new measure.
11/12/2020
This is a compliance ethics policy and procedure tool that can help set the standard for staff education and training and foster a stronger culture of compliance. This tool was created and shared by Lori Apple, RN, president & CEO of CorsoCare in Mildford, Mich.
11/12/2020
Coders who perform both coding duties and partial OASIS review average between 11 to 15 charts — down from last year’s 13 to 15.
11/05/2020
CMS’ 2021 PPS final rule will increase overall payments by a smaller amount than was proposed, and much to the industry’s dismay, the penalty for untimely RAPs will take effect on January 1 despite the hardships providers have faced related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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