Home Health Line
03/26/2020
Come April 1, coders will have a specific ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for the COVID-19 virus.
03/26/2020
With the coronavirus now considered a pandemic, manufacturers of select types of personal protective equipment (PPE) are reporting increased volume of orders and challenges in meeting order demands, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
03/26/2020
As employers prepare for impacts of the coronavirus, one important step is to review the types of health disclosures that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) does and does not allow in such times of crisis.
03/19/2020
Agencies should monitor staffing levels to ensure they have enough workers to meet patient needs as the coronavirus continues to spread.
03/19/2020
Coders should assign E43 (Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition) for patients documented as having “severe malnourishment” or being “severely malnourished,” according to the Q1 2020 Coding Clinic update, released this month.
03/19/2020
Hospices saw some of the biggest improvements on the pain assessment measure during the latest refresh of Hospice Compare, and hospices should take note of best practices to see continued success.
03/19/2020
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar on marketing under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, agencies asked questions of industry expert Melanie Stover, co-owner of Home Care Sales, LLC in Fairhope, Ala.
03/19/2020
CMS has announced that Home Health Compare won't be updated as scheduled in July 2020.
03/19/2020
Among the Hospice Item Set (HIS) measures posted on Hospice Compare, providers improved the most on “Hospice and palliative care pain assessment” and the “Hospice and palliative care composite process measure” during the February 2020 refresh.
03/19/2020
Agencies should use this checklist to help prepare for the spread of the coronavirus.

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