Home Health Line
12/18/2018
Merger-and-acquisition activity in the home health market remained hot in 2018, with some of the biggest deals the industry has seen. And experts predict that as more Baby Boomers move into their 70s, the demand for home health and related businesses will continue — but that smaller agencies will continue to struggle and disappear.
12/18/2018
About 53% of agencies say the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) will be the regulatory issue that causes the biggest impact on agencies’ operations and financials in 2019, and about 47% of agencies say OASIS-D will be the issue that causes the biggest impact. That’s according to the 184 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2019 Trends Survey.
12/18/2018
Click "Download file" to view the 2019 regulatory calendar.
12/18/2018
Nearly 54% of agencies plan to spend more on technology in 2019 than they had the prior year, according to the 178 respondents to a question on HHL's 2019 Trends Survey. Meanwhile, about 45% of respondents plan to spend more on recruitment/training.
12/12/2018
Take time to train clinicians on how to properly document unwitnessed falls. Doing so will be crucial to successfully respond to new falls items coming to OASIS-D.
12/12/2018
Ensure clinicians speak to patients in a way that patients can comprehend and that any documentation your agency provides is understandable as well.
12/12/2018
QAPI is a key component of a well-run organization. It helps minimize risk and increase an agency’s quality and efficiency. A good program should be incorporated into everyday operations and can lessen day-to-day challenges.
12/12/2018
Hospices scored 83.6% on a new Hospice Item Set (HIS) composite measure that appeared on Hospice Compare as part of the website’s Nov. 30 quarterly refresh.
12/12/2018
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about the proposed review choice demonstration, agencies asked questions of Joe Osentoski, Troy, Mich.-based reimbursement recovery and appeals director at Quality In Real Time (QIRT). Here are some of his answers about the demo.
12/12/2018
Among the seven Hospice Item Set (HIS) measures posted on Hospice Compare, providers improved the most on “Hospice and palliative care pain assessment” during the November 2018 refresh.

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