Home Health Line
10/31/2016
Fill out this tool and provide a copy to patients to show them you have educated them about the disease process and medications, among other things.
10/27/2016
Report a diagnosis of diabetes or peripheral vascular disease (PVD)/peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in OASIS item M1028 (Active diagnoses) when either diagnosis meets the criteria for assignment in M1021 or M1023 as a primary or comorbid condition, according to the October 2016 CMS OASIS Q&As.
10/25/2016
by: OCS HomeCare by National Research Corporation
During the first two quarters of 2016, I50.9 (Heart failure, unspecified) was used nearly half the time agencies used codes beginning with I50.-, according to data from Seattle-based OCS HomeCare by National Research Corporation.
10/25/2016
Click "Download File" to view a list of HomeCare Elite winners. 
10/25/2016
Click "Download File" to view a list of the top 100 HomeCare Elite agencies.
10/24/2016
Think twice before relying on your electronic health record’s (EHR’s) handy copy, cut and paste tools. They can put you in legal hot water.
10/24/2016
When following a mandatory flu shot policy, be sure it allows for exceptions for employees who refuse due to religious beliefs. A lawsuit filed in September by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against a Pennsylvania hospital should serve as a reminder of this. 
10/24/2016
Conduct an internal audit immediately to determine if your agency’s employees are properly classified as exempt from new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) overtime requirements. It’s vital to consider employees’ actual job duties — not their job descriptions.
10/24/2016
Four new codes to distinguish between different forms of atrial fibrillation could become active in the ICD-10 code set next year.
10/24/2016
A QAPI program must be reevaluated annually to assure it is still relevant, includes new items that have to be tracked and improved and incorporates any new legislation affecting home care.

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