Home Health Line
02/08/2018
Home health agencies and other providers with a low volume of pending appeals at the administrative law judge (ALJ) level should register for a CMS call 1:30 to 3 p.m. EST Feb. 13. Attendees will learn more about a new settlement option now available.
02/07/2018
Use of M62.81 (Muscle weakness (generalized)) decreased in 2017, according to new data from Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network Inc.
02/05/2018
Experts fear a lack of detailed surveyor training from CMS on the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) could lead to inconsistency in interpretation.
02/05/2018
Agencies must take extra precautions if they want to send texts to patients the standard way — via short message service (SMS). Agencies that don’t take proper steps could potentially face significant fines for a HIPAA violation if a text from an agency employee to a patient contains protected health information (PHI), HIPAA experts say.
02/05/2018
CMS’ revised OASIS Q&A document offers welcome insight for home health clinicians and experts craving updates since regular, centralized Q&As ended in 2016.
02/05/2018
CMS’ newly announced voluntary bundled payment model might serve as a great opportunity for home health agencies to generate new referrals, industry experts say.
02/05/2018
Just 34 home health agencies have maintained a 5-star rating in quality of care during the 11 quarters the star ratings system has existed.
02/05/2018
The nomination period for a technical expert panel (TEP) on the development of potentially preventable hospitalization measures for home health is now open.
02/05/2018
by: HHL’s 2018 Trends Survey
Skype/other video technology to speak with patients is the top technology on agencies’ wish lists, according to the 167 respondents to HHL’s 2018 Trends Survey. About 31% of respondents say it’s on their wish list.
02/05/2018
by: Jim Sheldon-Dean, principal and director of Compliance Services at Lewis Creek Systems
Agencies seeking to use short message service (SMS) to text with patients should first get the patient’s consent using a form similar to the one below.

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