Home Health Line
01/23/2017
In the early stages of the transition to OASIS-C2, industry experts encourage agency leaders to focus training on a few items that could impact their bottom lines.
01/23/2017
Pay close attention to how clinical supervisors’ time is spent. Consider whether certain tasks to move documents through the revenue cycle could be performed instead by clerical staff or quality improvement staff.
01/23/2017
Many experts believe business owners can breathe a sigh of relief when the new Labor Secretary, Andrew Puzder, takes office.
01/23/2017
by: Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s 2016-2017 Home Care Salary & Benefits Report
RNs nationwide had a turnover rate of 19.1% in 2016, compared to 19.9% of nurses the prior year. LPNs had a turnover rate of 17.5% in 2016, compared to 11.5% the prior year. hat’s according to the more than 1,900 agencies participating in the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s 2016-2017 Home Care Salary & Benefits Report.
01/20/2017
by: CMS
CMS estimates the cost for the revised CoPs in year one is more than $293 million, while the estimated cost in subsequent years is $290 million.
01/17/2017
Illinois home care nurses and home health agencies faced a challenging year in 2016, to put it mildly. They have risen to the challenge of Pre-Claim Review (PCR) with tenacity and ingenuity, as they have to the many past changes and hurdles to arise in our industry. And as always, they’ve put their patients first.
01/16/2017
Agencies have just six months to comply with most of the sweeping changes made to the Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs). But one saving grace is that CMS granted a longer timeframe — until January 2018 — for agencies to begin conducting performance improvement projects related to Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI).
01/16/2017
Few agencies nationwide have managed to improve their star rating in quality by a point or more since the ratings were first released. But one way to make a big jump in your star rating — and in quality overall — is to provide staff with additional training on OASIS accuracy.
01/16/2017
As part of the IMPACT Act of 2014, a new quality measure involving falls leading to serious injuries is moving forward — and that’s something to pay close attention to because some industry experts believe it ultimately may be incorporated into value-based purchasing.
01/16/2017
Agencies interested in getting an advance look at transfer of health information and care preferences quality measures should fill out a form expressing interest by Jan. 17.

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