Home Health Line
10/24/2024
Beyond likely payment cuts, there are also new items expected for the OASIS in 2027 and a potential update for the Conditions of Participation.
10/24/2024
Patients may respond to questions in English or in their preferred language with the assistance of an interpreter, and you would not code "X — Patient unable to respond," CMS advises.
10/24/2024
Consider how to best incorporate the risks of heat exposure into your policies and training, as proposed workplace safety standards could increase your agency’s responsibility for preventing heat-related illnesses and incidents.
10/24/2024
Only 7% of data security leaders are concerned about breaches from lost or stolen equipment, despite this accounting for 17% of breaches, according to a recent Cybersecurity Newsletter from the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
10/24/2024
Patients in Medicare Advantage plans are receiving fewer home health visits than patients in traditional Medicare, according to new analysis by MedPAC.
10/17/2024
Data show more field staff than not have experienced dangerous situations and are looking to you to create a safer environment where they want to continue working.
10/17/2024
Ensure your face-to-face encounter note — and supporting documentation — clearly show the patient’s homebound status to avoid swift claim denials for this reason. Most of the documentation from outside of your agency is not going to mention the word “homebound,”
10/17/2024
With overworked clinicians often limited in the time that they can spend with each patient, the BIMS may not provide a clear picture of cognitive status if the patient feels rushed or frustrated by the clinicians’ scheduling restraints.
10/17/2024
Coders could see new codes to capture inflammatory breast cancer if a proposal is approved as presented during the September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. This is one of more than 35 proposals that were presented.
10/17/2024
Use this checklist to conduct a review of the face-to-face encounter note when you get the referral.

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