Home Health Line
07/03/2019
Re-educate clinicians on proper infection prevention measures to take when testing a patient’s blood sugar with a glucose meter. Doing so will help prevent the exposure of bloodborne diseases.
07/03/2019
If you’ve detected a pattern of overpayment or other malfeasances at your agency that could bring the attention of the feds, in addition to repaying or correcting the issue, you should self-disclose — but first choose carefully among the agencies that offer this option.
07/03/2019
Multi-million dollar settlements paid by Cottage Health and Touchstone Medical Imaging reveal yet another front-burner cybersecurity issue for the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR): reducing vulnerabilities that stem from the way a provider sets up its computers and networks.
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.

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