Home Health Line
05/28/2020
Now that some agencies are navigating the unchartered territory of providing telehealth for home health patients, they are looking for ways to get consent from patients to ensure absolute compliance while limiting the unnecessary risk for exposure to COVID-19 spread.
05/28/2020
CMS has big plans for updating OASIS-D to OASIS-E including the addition of dozens of new items — or standardized patient assessment data elements (SPADEs) — at various timepoints.
05/28/2020
With the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) in full force, many of the standard practices for creating bonus structures still make sense but with a few twists.
05/28/2020
In light of the unusual state of current affairs employers are facing due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced it will exercise discretion to defer the “in-person” requirements associated with Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9).
05/28/2020
When looking at data related to revenue, costs and profits, employee engagement might seem more subjective than tracking actual dollar amounts. 
05/28/2020
Employers can take steps to combat the spread of misinformation and myths about COVID-19. 
05/21/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has accomplished what years of home health advocacy previously was unable to bring about.
05/21/2020
With money being offered through the CARES Act provisions to counter lost revenue or increased expenses from COVID-19, agencies must understand any responsibility they have to potentially pay the money back.
05/21/2020
Occupational therapists (OTs), physical therapists (PTs) and speech language pathologists (SLPs) are now able to conduct initial and comprehensive assessments when skilled nursing is also on the initiating home health order during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
05/21/2020
The expanded role of OTs to conduct initial assessments means agencies need strategies in place to ensure that OASIS assessments remain consistent and accurate.

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