Home Health Line
09/24/2020
Come January, coders could have a handful of new COVID-19 diagnosis codes to assign.
09/24/2020
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Contact tracing has been used for decades by state and local health departments to slow or stop the spread of infectious diseases.”
09/24/2020
This chart shows the percentage of periods that ended up in each PDGM clinical group compared to CMS’ projections, with the behavior adjustment and without.
09/17/2020
Many comments to the proposed 2021 home health payment rule asked CMS to consider the public health emergency (PHE) and the strain that it has had on providers when finalizing the rule.
09/17/2020
CMS recently sketched out more details about the payment penalty for RAPs not accepted within five days.
09/17/2020
The Q3 2020 Coding Clinic guidance update — released Sept 8 — included new frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding COVID-19.
 
09/17/2020
The data below show the percentage of 30-day payment periods where the patient came from the community versus an institution and timing was early versus late. 
09/17/2020
President Donald Trump’s plan to defer payroll taxes for many employees through the end of the year is sparking questions and criticism from employers questions about how to implement the plan and criticism that the “tax holiday” may hurt more than it helps.
09/02/2020
CMS surveys have resumed.
09/02/2020
Muscle weakness continues to be the No. 1 questionable encounter (QE) that clinicians are including in the OASIS for the first three weeks of August.

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