Home Health Line
04/02/2020
In 2019, Medicare skilled home care aides nationwide had a turnover rate of about 25.4%, according to the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s 2019-2020 Home Care Salary & Benefits Report. That’s up from 24.5%, according to the 2018-2019 report (HHL 3/25/19). (See story,)
03/26/2020
A home health face-to-face encounter can now happen via telehealth under a new CMS waiver.
03/26/2020
Just as employers were taking a look at a bill in Congress aimed at providing paid leave for employees affected by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, the House-passed legislation took on changes in the Senate.
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.

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