Home Health Line
12/04/2019
Many times, when employers receive an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citation — if not most times — they claim it wasn’t their fault, but rather the employee did something stupid. OSHA recognizes such a defense, called the “employee misconduct” defense. It is an affirmative defense, meaning the employer has the burden of proof in establishing the misconduct.
12/04/2019
Muscle weakness (generalized) was the most commonly used primary diagnosis that would be considered invalid under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), according to 2018 data from Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Strategic Healthcare Programs.
11/27/2019
Agencies should consider implementing a solid wound care program or improving upon any existing program in light of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
 
11/27/2019
Reeducate clinicians on the definition of “clinically significant” to help improve accuracy and potentially save time when responding to M2001 (Drug regimen review) and M2003 (Medication follow-up).
11/27/2019
Home health and private duty home care agencies should employ an Instagram business account to improve marketing opportunities. Doing this can increase online exposure and lead to more referrals.
11/27/2019
If you haven’t suffered a breach of patient protected health information, don’t think you’re safe from a HIPAA investigation.
11/27/2019
M2001 (Drug regimen review) is among the most time-consuming items currently on the OASIS, surpassed only by GG0170 (Mobility), according to 122 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2019 Home Health Clinician Productivity Survey. 
11/27/2019
Use the following intake scenarios and rationale to quiz staff in advance of January 1, 2020, implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
 
11/13/2019
Under PDGM, agencies won’t be required to discharge a Medicare patient if the patient has an inpatient stay that spans the end of the first 30-day period of care in a certification period.
11/13/2019
Coders are no longer required to have physician documentation stating that chronic kidney disease is unrelated to hypertension when the physician states another cause, according to Q3 Coding Clinic Guidance.

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