Home Health Line
01/22/2020
Agencies shouldn’t lose sight of maintenance therapy in 2020 as the service will continue to play an important role in the care agencies provide under PDGM.
01/22/2020
Coding for diabetes and associated conditions can be tricky — and with PDGM in effect, the emphasis on choosing the correct primary diagnosis is even more important.
 
01/22/2020
The CERT program report showed that home health claims had a 12.1% improper payment rate in 2019, which is 5.5% lower than the previous year.
 
01/22/2020
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision to allow employers more leeway in restricting the use of their email and other communications systems for union organizing is just the latest decision reversing standards set by the Obama-era Board.
01/22/2020
A diabetes code was the most commonly coded primary diagnosis in both the wound and endocrine clinical groups, according to first quarter 2019 data from Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) (See story).
01/16/2020
Home health requests for anticipated payment (RAPs) were held by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) in the early days of the new payment model, leaving some agency leaders concerned about timely payment.
 
01/16/2020
Agencies should make a partnership with physicians to educate them about the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and what documentation is needed. 
01/16/2020
Regardless of whether the home health value-based purchasing model is rolled out nationwide, all agencies should make efforts to improve on key measures included in the program.
01/16/2020
CMS has provided a newly revised State Operations Manual (SOM), one of the first significant overhauls in more than a year. Expect updated standards from accrediting organizations (AOs) to follow.
01/16/2020
The Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act is new legislation proposed in Congress to provide additional protections for part-time workers.

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