Home Health Line
01/30/2020
When responding to M0104 (Date of referral) clinicians should enter the date the agency received a valid referral, and must keep in mind that a primary diagnosis eligible for reimbursement under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is not necessarily required for a referral to be considered valid.
01/30/2020
Even with recent emergency preparedness requirement revisions designed to reduce burden, agencies find complying with the requirements challenging.
01/30/2020
When agencies encounter vaping-related injury or illness cases in a clinical setting, coders are to report the new emergency vaping code, U07.0 as the primary diagnosis, according to newly issued tabular guidance for the code from the ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee.
01/30/2020
For accurate coding in a world of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), organization and education go a long way.
01/30/2020
by: Hollis Howell
Sixteen states and at least 10 large cities have increased their minimum wages substantially in 2020, with a majority of them going into effect on January 1. 
01/30/2020
Respondents to HHL's 2020 Trends Survey say care planning and coordination (29%) and emergency preparedness (21%) are among the most challenging requirements in the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
01/22/2020
Agencies shouldn’t lose sight of maintenance therapy in 2020 as the service will continue to play an important role in the care agencies provide under PDGM.
01/22/2020
Coding for diabetes and associated conditions can be tricky — and with PDGM in effect, the emphasis on choosing the correct primary diagnosis is even more important.
 
01/22/2020
The CERT program report showed that home health claims had a 12.1% improper payment rate in 2019, which is 5.5% lower than the previous year.
 
01/22/2020
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision to allow employers more leeway in restricting the use of their email and other communications systems for union organizing is just the latest decision reversing standards set by the Obama-era Board.

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