Home Health Line
02/13/2017
More and more home health agencies are embracing video telehealth solutions to monitor their patients’ well-being and tackle health problems before the problems lead to a hospital admission.
02/13/2017
A poll showing many agencies need more time to comply with the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) led the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) on Feb. 2 to ask HHS and CMS for a delay in implementation.
02/13/2017
On Jan. 31, Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee failed to show up at a scheduled committee meeting and vote for the nomination of Price as head of HHS.
02/13/2017
by: HHL’s 2017 Trends Survey
About 36% of agencies have “Skype/other video technology to speak with patients” as an item on their wish list, according to the 238 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2017 Trends Survey.
02/13/2017
by: Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions
Agencies should use this information when determining whether a patient qualifies for maintenance therapy.
02/10/2017
by: Pearson & Bernard PSC, Edgewood, Ky.
View this sample business associate agreement.
02/09/2017
Home health pre-claim reviews and prior authorization for durable medical equipment (DME) providers were on the initial agenda for CMS to address during its home health, hospice and DME open door forum Feb. 8.
02/07/2017
Read NAHC's letter asking for a delay in implementation of the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation.
02/06/2017
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is recommending Congress reduce annual Medicare payment rates to home health agencies by 5%.
02/06/2017
Revise the job responsibility of your agency’s clinical manager to ensure she proactively discusses patient outcomes and reviews documentation including the plan of care of each patient with the case manager. Conversations should include progress toward meeting patient goals and discharge plans.

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