Home Health Line
01/24/2019
More agencies plan to focus on improving the rate of acute care hospitalizations than any other quality of care star ratings measure in 2019.
01/24/2019
by: Joan Usher
Case conferences will take on increased importance when the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) launches on or after Jan. 1, 2020.
01/24/2019
Rural add-on payments have changed significantly for many agencies this year, with some providers receiving more money than before and others receiving far less.
01/24/2019
Use CMS’ new GG self-care and mobility activity decision tree to determine appropriate responses for those items when filling out OASIS-D.
01/24/2019
by: HHL’s 2019 Trends Survey
About 70% of agencies will work to improve performance on acute care hospitalization in 2019, according to 181 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2019 Trends Survey.
01/24/2019
by: CMS
Use this tool to help clinicians understand which response options are acceptable for GG0130 (Self-care) and GG0170 (Mobility).
01/24/2019
by: CMS
Use this decision tree to code the patient’s/resident’s performance on the assessment instrument. 
01/16/2019
Home health agencies are about to face a massive change involving therapy reimbursement — one that could substantially affect patient outcomes and the financial health of agencies. And many agencies won’t wait until 2020 to adapt in how they’ll provide therapy.
01/16/2019
It’s now even more urgent for agencies to ensure clinicians are fully trained in using proper wording and listing all required components within individualized plans of care. And it’s also crucial for agencies to ensure their electronic medical records (EMR) system fully captures the necessary components.
01/16/2019
CMS’ review choice demonstration still hasn’t received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval, so there still isn’t an official start date for the demo.

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