Home Health Line
12/12/2024
A chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) code to capture COPD with (acute) exacerbation (J44.1) has joined the list of the top 10 codes assigned primary from January through September 2024.
12/12/2024
Here’s a list of the top 10 primary diagnoses for traditional Medicare 30-day periods.
12/12/2024
CMS is proposing several new and updated items to the Home Health CAHPS quality measures in the Measures Under Consideration (MUC) process.
12/12/2024
The OASIS-E1 Guidance Manual creates some needed consistency between language in the manual and the actual assessment for D0150 (Patient mood interview (PHQ-2 to 9)).
12/05/2024
Industry leaders will be focused on squeezing home health and hospice support into any last-minute legislation in the Congress, but it’s still not clear exactly what the final weeks of the legislative session will bring. Home health payment cuts are top of mind for advocates in Washington, along with the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). 
12/05/2024
Use employee feedback and emergency preparedness testing to ensure staff readiness for emergencies and disasters. Providers that fail to meet requirements for EP training and testing could struggle through delays in care when emergencies occur and face costly citations and extended surveys that could reveal more problems.
12/05/2024
Storms throughout the 2024 hurricane season have drawn national attention to how long-lasting the effects of disasters can be. Here are some topics to consider when updating your emergency preparedness plan.
12/05/2024
Stress frequent and consistent documentation to staff as CMS is encouraging surveyors to search for possible fraud through the hospice survey process.
12/05/2024
Improvement in patient functionality leading to successful community discharge has long been a hallmark of quality home health care.  Now, with the expansion of the Home Health Value Based Purchasing model, agencies need to carefully consider how effectively they facilitate hospice transitions for patients with long term chronic illnesses.
12/05/2024
How are recent advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning impacting the management of patient data privacy, and what best practices should providers implement to address these challenges?

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