Home Health Line
02/21/2019
A new change request from CMS implements the policies of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and provides additional clarity about how the model will work.
02/21/2019
Don’t ignore the impact office employees have on client satisfaction and caregiver recruitment and retention. Doing so could cost your agency dearly.
02/21/2019
Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC — CMS’ new Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRC) — has announced it is conducting post-payment reviews of claims for general inpatient (GIP) hospice care.
02/21/2019
by: Home Care Pulse in Rexburg, Idaho
The overall median turnover rate for office staff in private duty agencies in 2017 was 30%, according to the 2018 Home Care Benchmarking Study by Home Care Pulse. But office staff turnover varied by revenue range and percentile ranking.
02/21/2019
by: CMS
CMS has released the chart below to explain how the various HHRGs will be recorded under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
02/21/2019
by: CMS
CMS' diagram summarizes the case-mix system for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), which takes effect on or after Jan. 1, 2020.
02/13/2019
Agencies are down to about 10 months to determine how to provide the right mix of services under a changing Medicare payment model that replaces the therapy maximizing reimbursement formula with a complex system of variables affecting payment.
02/13/2019
It’s vital for agencies to conform with physician orders because otherwise patient outcomes could be negatively affected and agencies can be cited on surveys.
02/13/2019
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about preparing for OASIS-D, agencies asked questions of industry expert Arlynn Hansell, owner of Therapy and More, LLC in Cincinnati. Here are some of her answers.
02/13/2019
HHS recently released suggested measures to protect health care businesses from cyberattacks on their electronic health record (EHR) systems and protected health information (PHI).

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