Home Health Line
04/10/2019
Illinois providers need to make a decision — soon — about which option they’re going to select in CMS’ Review Choice Demonstration (RCD). If they don’t, a choice will be made for them.
04/10/2019
Ensure clinicians have proper training about how to respond to the OASIS-D item involving patients’ ability to dress their lower body safely.
04/10/2019
In an era of increased awareness of discrimination and harassment in the workplace, it’s important to remember not to discriminate against employees based on age.
04/10/2019
Many agencies don’t yet have a plan for how to withstand potential cash flow disruptions under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
04/04/2019
While experts agree it’s important to start preparing now for the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), it’s equally as important not to lose sight of appropriate patient care or how reimbursement functions under the current payment model.
04/04/2019
Revisit best practices for responding to the OASIS item involving patients’ risk for hospitalization.
04/04/2019
Incomplete information in medical records and having to call clinicians and/or physicians for clarification remains the biggest barrier to coding productivity.
04/04/2019
After more than a year of legal back-and-forth, home care agencies in New York can rest easy in the longstanding practice of paying live-in caregivers in the state for 13 hours a day — excluding sleep and rest periods.
04/04/2019
Agencies recently asked a number of questions of industry expert J’non Griffin, president of Home Health Solutions, LLC in Carbon Hill, Ala.
04/04/2019
by: DecisionHealth’s 2019 Home Health Coders’ Productivity Survey
About 40% of coders code six to 10 charts in an average day, while about 30% of coders code about 11 to 15 charts in an average day. That’s according to the 283 respondents to a question on DecisionHealth’s 2019 Home Health Coders’ Productivity Survey.

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