Home Health Line
02/12/2020
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar on compliance following implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, agencies asked questions of industry expert Robert Markette, an attorney with Indianapolis-based Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman. Here are some of his answers.
02/12/2020
CMS is working to incorporate new improvements to Home Health Compare and other Compare tools to help patients find health care providers in various settings around the care continuum.
02/12/2020
An issue with Illinois pre-claim review submissions has been resolved, Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA announced.
02/12/2020
Agencies have continued to improve in several Home Health Compare measures included within value-based purchasing, according to data released Jan. 23. 
 
02/05/2020
Whether to transfer a patient with a discharge or without discharge has been causing much confusion among agencies in wake of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) implementation on Jan. 1.
02/05/2020
Agencies should conduct regular billing audits to avoid late claims and lost revenue.
02/05/2020
No home health agency is immune from a HIPAA investigation. But how a provider responds to one can make a big difference in its outcome. Here are nine tips to help you out.
02/05/2020
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about succeeding with a wound care program under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), agencies asked questions of expert Dea Kent, director of quality assurance for Indianapolis-based Community Health Network. Below are some of her answers.
02/05/2020
The number of agencies earning 4.5 and five stars in the quality of care star ratings dipped slightly in the most recent quarterly refresh of Home Health Compare.
02/05/2020
CMS data show 638 agencies nationwide earned five stars in the ratings system involving quality of care, according to the ratings released Jan. 23, 2020. That’s a decrease of two agencies from October 2019. There were more agencies with one, three and four stars in the January refresh than there were in the prior quarter.

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