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02/08/2024
Even though COVID-19 has exacerbated breathing issues, especially in the elderly, agencies are finding ways to improve in this measure that is used to calculate Home Health Value-Based Purchasing payment adjustments.
02/08/2024
With more selective buyers in the marketplace, agency owners looking to sell are going to have to make sure they have all of their ducks in a row to stand out as an attractive opportunity in mergers and acquisition (M&A).
02/02/2024
Learn how one agency is starting to leverage new machine-learning algorithms to receive real-time alerts to track patient hospitalization risk, visit utilization, hospital admissions, discharges and more. Using these strategies the agency reduced its hospitalization rate by over 40% in less than one year.
01/25/2024
Continued payment cuts under PDGM, including a large perceived overpayment to home health providers that CMS plans to eventually recoup, are at the top of the agenda for industry advocates in Washington.
01/18/2024
Agencies hoping for a surprise delay in Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP)  payment adjustments are in for a rude awakening when deductions begin in 2025 and they find they’re a full two years behind in making necessary changes.
01/11/2024
CMS’ draft OASIS-E1 instrument, effective January 2025, contains the new item for COVID-19 vaccines, O0350 (Patient’s COVID-19 vaccination is up to date), and removes M0110 (Episode timing) and M2200 (Therapy need).
01/04/2024
With reports of workplace violence against health care workers at an all-time high, agencies should examine how their culture may be promoting or impeding effective safety solutions.
12/22/2023
Implementing employee recognition programs — letting staff know you see their hard work — can be a successful strategy when it comes to recruiting new hires and retaining top staff.
12/14/2023
It’s important to know if patients are vaccinated for the flu, but the most recent update on Care Compare shows a decline in how often agencies are determining a patient’s flu vaccine status. 
12/07/2023
Anticipate your patient’s needs to see improvement on the new publicly reported preventable hospitalizations measure on Care Compare. 

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