Home Health Line
04/29/2019
by: PDGM Survey
Under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), many agencies plan to begin using LPNs in situations where RNs otherwise would have been used.
04/22/2019
Specificity will play an even larger role under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), where failure to assign a primary diagnosis code that fits into one of the 12 clinical groups could cause your claim to be returned for further information. This could mean payment delays and potential red flags for auditors.
04/22/2019
Guidance on new items capturing information on falls, mobility, self-care and prior device use took center stage in the second set of quarterly OASIS Q&As that CMS issued since OASIS-D took effect Jan. 1.
04/22/2019
For agencies using Windows 7, now is the time to consider purchasing new computers or buying new operating systems to protect your patient information.
04/22/2019
You’ve created a compliance program, but are you getting the most out of it? A hospice or home health agency that fosters and supports a culture of compliance is more likely to operate an effective compliance program and to prevent costly fines or condition-level survey deficiencies.
04/22/2019
Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA has posted Q&As from its recent teleconference on targeted probe-and-educate (TPE) reviews. Among other things, Palmetto leaders addressed when it will reach out to providers with questions.
04/22/2019
by: PDGM Survey
A lack of detailed information provided by doctors — which will lead to slowdowns in billing — is the home health industry’s biggest perceived barrier to their being financially successful when the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) launches on or after Jan. 1, 2020. That’s according to 352 respondents to a question on HHL’s new PDGM Survey. 
04/12/2019
by: Megan Batty, HCS-D
Use these query forms, created by Megan Batty, HCS-D, to help you more effectively query physicians for necessary diagnostic detail. 
04/10/2019
Less than four months after the implementation of OASIS-D, CMS is already looking ahead to a new version of the assessment. The updates are expected to take effect Jan. 1, 2020.
04/10/2019
Set up a financial cushion for your agency so it can withstand financial rough patches that may occur during the first several months of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).

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