Home Health Line
03/20/2019
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about emergency preparedness, agencies asked questions of industry expert J’non Griffin, president of Home Health Solutions in Carbon Hill, Ala. Here are some of Griffin’s answers.
03/20/2019
CMS has posted training materials for the recent home heath quality reporting program in-person “Train the Trainer” event for home health agencies.
03/20/2019
In 2018, Medicare skilled home care aides nationwide had a turnover rate of about 24.5%, according to the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s 2018-2019 Home Care Salary & Benefits Report.
03/20/2019
Use this crosswalk to identify many of the key changes between the existing PPS and the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), which is slated to begin on or after Jan. 1, 2020.
03/14/2019
The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) will completely change the way agencies get paid and impact almost all areas of the business, making it crucial for agencies to take steps to ensure they’re ready for the change.
03/14/2019
Ensure all employees are properly classified and paid appropriately based on that classification and proposed salary level changes. Doing so will ensure your agency is in compliance before finalization of a newly proposed rule raising the salary threshold for employee overtime exemption.
03/14/2019
Before long, codes may exist to capture a patient’s diagnosis of pathological fracture of “other specified site” due to age-related osteoporosis or pathological fracture of “other specified site” due to drug-induced osteoporosis.
03/14/2019
In an effort to streamline its process and increase communication with providers, CMS has rewritten its guidance for surveyors on when and how to determine if an immediate jeopardy (IJ) to patients exists.
03/14/2019
Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA shared potentially good news with certain providers struggling to achieve success in targeted probe-and-educate reviews.
03/14/2019
by: Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service, Oakland, N.J.
RNs nationwide earned about 2.4% more in 2018 than they did in 2017, according to the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s 2018-2019 Home Care Salary & Benefits Report. They earned an average of $35.34 per hour, according to the more than 1,500 agencies participating in the study.

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