Home Health Line
07/03/2019
Hospice beneficiaries had an average length of stay of 96.6 days, though rates varied by diagnosis. For instance, beneficiaries with chronic kidney disease had an average length of stay of 43.9 days, while beneficiaries diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or Parkinson’s disease had an average length of stay of 167.4 days.
06/20/2019
Industry experts believe the use of outsourced coding will grow as a result of how the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) impacts coder productivity.
06/20/2019
It’s not too early to alert your agency’s marketing representatives that an entirely new payment model is coming to home health on or after Jan. 1, 2020.
06/20/2019
When preparing for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), one crucial step agencies should take is examining the impact CMS says PDGM will have on their specific agency.
06/20/2019
Ensure necessary diagnosis information is received within five days of a patient’s start of care (SOC) date, or risk forfeiting rightful reimbursement.
06/20/2019
A recent settlement agreement between the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the now-shuttered medical records storage company FileFax Inc. is a good reminder that providers and business associates need to comply with HIPAA and protect PHI not only when they possess or store it but also when they transmit it to each other.
06/20/2019
Agencies must comply with HIPAA when passing patient protected health information (PHI) back and forth.
06/20/2019
Z47.1 (Aftercare following joint replacement surgery) and I10 (Essential (primary) hypertension) are the two most common primary diagnoses in home health, according to an analysis of home health claims submitted to CMS in 2017.
06/11/2019
With the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) set to go into effect on or after Jan. 1, 2020, agencies large and small are starting to consider how the new payment model is going to affect their utilization of therapy — and many are considering reductions.
06/11/2019
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about improving intake in a world of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), agencies asked questions of industry expert Sue Payne, vice president and chief clinical officer for The Corridor Group of Overland Park, Kan.

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