Home Health Line
10/17/2019
It has become more imperative than ever to comply with HIPAA. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reduced the annual penalty limits for many HIPAA violations — but appears to be increasing the pressure on providers to follow the rules.
10/17/2019
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about improving care coordination under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), agencies asked questions of industry expert Diane Link, owner of Link Healthcare Advantage in Littlestown, Pa. Here are some of her answers.
10/17/2019
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reduced the annual penalty limits for many HIPAA violations. View the revised amounts below.
10/17/2019
by: CMS
In its final rule about lessening health care providers' burden, CMS estimates providers will save money on an annual or biennial basis for several things, detailed below.
10/10/2019
The Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) will begin in Texas on Dec. 2, 2019 — a little less than a month before the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) takes effect.
10/10/2019
Draw from one agency’s pilot program and infection control best practices to achieve positive outcomes for patients with catheters.
 
10/10/2019
Strategically schedule visits to reduce the amount of time clinicians and aides spend driving. Doing so can have a positive impact on productivity.
10/10/2019
Eugene Scalia’s confirmation as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to kick-start more rollbacks of Obama-era policies and usher in a more solidly pro-business era, according to attorneys who represent employers.
 
10/10/2019
Following HIPAA’s rules for disclosing information to a patient’s family members or friends can be tricky.
10/10/2019
Travel reimbursement was the benefit most commonly provided to caregivers by private duty agencies in 2018, according to the 2019 Home Care Benchmarking Study by Home Care Pulse in Rexburg, Idaho.

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