Home Health Line
04/11/2024
Don’t underestimate the importance of accurately performing D0150 (Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to 9)) as signs and symptoms of depression can significantly impact overall health, well-being and patient treatment outcomes.
04/11/2024
Aligning clinician and patient schedules has long been an issue for home health agencies. To solve this, some agencies have begun allowing patients to “self-schedule” their visits.
04/11/2024
The proposed hospice rate update percentage for fiscal year 2025 is 2.6%, an estimated increase of $705 million from fiscal year 2024.
04/04/2024
Industry leaders are blasting a proposed fiscal year 2025 hospice payment rate update, as CMS finally pushes forward with significant changes to the CAHPS Hospice survey and hospice quality reporting, including the implementation of the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) instrument.
04/04/2024
President Biden’s administration is angling to make the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing model permanent. It was one of several initiatives announced in the president’s fiscal year 2025 budget, released March 11.
04/04/2024
Be proactive in protecting staff from potential harm in the home as recent violent incidents, including the murder of a clinician last fall, have led to new proposals aimed at keeping clinicians safe.  
04/04/2024
Despite the projection that the need for home health and personal care aides are expected to grow faster than any other occupation in the next decade, agencies are faced with high turnover rates for these roles. 
04/04/2024
What are the critical components of a vendor risk management program that aligns with HIPAA compliance?
04/04/2024
It is not appropriate to assign a code for underdosing when a PRN medication is not taken, the Coding Clinic clarified in its Q1 2024 guidance update.
04/04/2024
Home health aide visits have declined more than 32% over the first three years of PDGM. That’s more than twice the decrease in the total
number of visits in a 30-day period.

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