Home Health Line
09/18/2019
Clinicians are taking more time to complete OASIS-D than they were to complete OASIS-C2, in part because of a new multi-part item capturing mobility.
 
09/18/2019
With the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) on the horizon, agencies should take steps to keep existing referral sources secured and away from the competition.
 
09/18/2019
About 53% of agencies say start of care (SOC) assessments take 11 to 30 minutes longer under OASIS-D than under OASIS-C2, according to the 124 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2019 Home Health Clinician Productivity Survey.
09/12/2019
CMS’ proposal to remove an existing pain measure and related OASIS item should serve as a reminder for agencies to hone clinicians’ skills in assessing and managing pain as well as monitoring for any misuse of medications.
09/12/2019
Look for opportunities to use technology to automate processes before the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) takes effect Jan. 1, 2020.
09/12/2019
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about the impact of PDGM on coding and case-mix calculations, agencies asked questions of Sherri Parson, director of staff development for coding outsourcer Quality in Real Time (QIRT) of Floral Park, N.Y. Below are some of her answers.
09/12/2019
New decision in worker misclassification case continues NLRB trend
09/12/2019
The data below show the average number of home health visits per day performed by discipline. 
 
09/04/2019
Take steps to speed up documentation to address ongoing productivity challenges related to the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
09/04/2019
Hospices should examine how they handle visits in the final days of life in light of a new publicly reported measure introduced with the August release of Hospice Compare data.

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