Home Health Line
11/01/2018
Nearly 400 fewer agencies earned five stars in patient satisfaction in October 2018 than they had in July 2018, according to the latest refresh of Home Health Compare.
11/01/2018
Ensure clinicians have a firm grasp of what the term “prior” means when it comes to GG0110 (Prior device use). This concept will be crucial to accurately responding to this new OASIS-D item.
11/01/2018
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are mailing notifications to agencies determined to be noncompliant with quality reporting requirements for 2017, CMS recently announced.
11/01/2018
by: Home Health Compare
Agencies have continued to improve in several Home Health Compare measures included within value-based purchaisng, accoridng to data released Oct. 24.
11/01/2018
by: Home Health Compare
CMS data show 845 agencies nationwide earned five stars in HHCAHPS.
10/25/2018
While agencies have choices when it comes to which claim review option to select for CMS’ review choice demonstration, they must be extremely cautious when making their selection.
10/25/2018
Significant shifts in how to stage a pressure ulcer when scabbing is present and what information can be considered for a discharge OASIS were among hundreds of changes CMS made this month to OASIS Q&A guidance.
10/25/2018
With a new flu season here, now is the time for your agency to consider implementing a mandatory vaccination program for seasonal influenza. Some employees may initially object, but most experts agree that flu shots are a necessity for health care workers.
10/25/2018
by: Megan Batty
When it comes to determining which home health coders make the higher salaries, five factors appear to have the greatest impact on coder compensation.
10/25/2018
About 41% of home health coders received base salaries of $65,001 to $90,000 in 2018.

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