Home Health Line
08/29/2016
As CMS’ pre-claim review demonstration ramps up, agencies should consider using a new tool to collect real-time data relevant to the project.
08/29/2016
Agencies now have until Sept. 12 to comment on the collection of standardized assessment-based data items developed under the IMPACT Act of 2014. The items involve: Cognitive function and mental status; special services, treatments, and interventions; medical conditions and co-morbidities; and impairments.
08/24/2016
by: CMS
The figures below are the spending and expenditures for the second year of the Independence at Home demonstration. Note that the Year 2 spending target and expenditures are on a per-beneficiary, per month basis.
08/22/2016
The 2017 official coding guidelines, posted Aug. 5, confirmed that the classification presumes a causal relationship between two conditions linked by the term “with” in the Alphabetic Index or Tabular List.
08/22/2016
It’s bad enough to be the victim of a ransomware attack. But now agencies need to treat the attack as a potential breach under HIPAA — even though the whole premise of ransomware is to deny access to patient data.
08/22/2016
Three Texas agencies since 2015 placed patients in immediate jeopardy situations due to clinicians’ use of fingerstick devices and glucometers, according to survey reports HHL recently obtained via a public records request.
08/22/2016
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about how to comply with the face-to-face requirement and the “Probe and Educate” review, agencies asked nine questions to attorney Robert Markette. Here are his answers.
08/22/2016
Clinicians should ensure they communicate adequately with physicians when patient medications aren’t reconciled during the home health agency’s medication review. It is the best strategy for preventing re-hospitalizations and avoiding stiff fines for having inaccurate or incomplete documentation.
08/22/2016
Is your home care agency’s office properly staffed? The answer to this question may indicate your agency’s overall health.
08/22/2016
by: Home Care Pulse’s Home Care Benchmarking Study
The median sales per full-time employee in 2015 for an agency with revenues between $800,000 and $1.599 million were $222,842, compared with $215,754 per full-time employee in 2014, according to Home Care Pulse’s Home Care Benchmarking Study.

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