Home Health Line
04/09/2018
When identifying where to concentrate the bulk of your time and energy to identify gaps in compliance with the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), pay close attention to the Level I and II standards CMS has outlined.
04/09/2018
Create an employee rewards program that uses your scheduling software to track points for behaviors including clocking in on time, taking over shifts as needed, calling office staff’s attention to client issues and unsolicited compliments from clients.
04/09/2018
A final rule posted April 2 will open up new business opportunities for private duty agencies to contract with Medicare Advantage plans to provide services such as cooking and light housekeeping as a supplemental benefit.
04/09/2018
by: 2016 Private Duty Benchmarking Study by Home Care Pulse in Rexburg, Idaho
Gift cards and hand-written thank you cards are the most common ways agencies recognize caregivers, according to the 615 respondents of the 2016 Private Duty Benchmarking Study by Home Care Pulse in Rexburg, Idaho.
04/02/2018
To ensure communication and consistency across assessments, have physical therapists cross-train nurses on setting discharge goals. This will help agencies prepare for OASIS-D items GG0170 (Mobility) and GG0130 (Self-care).
04/02/2018
To help comply with the new patient rights requirements in the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), agencies should train intake employees to ask key questions about patients and their representatives.
04/02/2018
For employees who drive on agency time, the issue of distracted driving isn’t just about the safety of the employee and others on the road — it’s also the about potential for employer liability.
04/02/2018
Ensure documentation from your agency’s clinicians goes beyond an electronic medical records (EMR) system’s check box charting.
04/02/2018
Rural agencies might have to wait a while before they get 3% add-on payments for claims submitted in early 2018.
04/02/2018
by: HHL’s 2018 Trends Survey
About 64% of agencies will spend more on quality improvement/assurance roles in 2018 than they had the prior year, according to the 163 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2018 Trends Survey.

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