Home Health Line
07/25/2024
The Age-Friendly System-Wide Spread Collaborative is an 18-month project where 30 U.S. health systems will try to spread the adoption of four evidence-based elements of high-quality care, known as the “4Ms.”
07/25/2024
Agencies are giving clinicians more time to complete the OASIS when weighting visits, but clinicians and other staff are still struggling to meet productivity goals.
07/18/2024
Agencies that streamline the documentation process may see faster completion and improved clinician productivity, benefiting both agency costs and employee retention.
07/18/2024
Prepare for potential rule changes that will require careful documentation of your admission process, as well as an online description of your staffing and specialties.
07/18/2024
Many hospice providers are struggling to find volunteers and maintain Medicare compliance after the pandemic. Providers that strengthen training programs and consider participant and patient needs and interests could see an increase in long-term volunteers.
07/18/2024
Effective Oct. 1, coders will now have a way to capture a post-acute encounter for sepsis aftercare with the new code Z51.A (Encounter for sepsis aftercare). This code is just one of the 252 codes finalized as part of the FY2025 ICD-10 final code update — released July 3 by CMS along with the guidelines. 
07/17/2024
As part of CMS’ proposal to update the CoPs to require an acceptance to service policy, the 2025 home health payment proposed rule included cost estimates.
07/11/2024
A newly proposed 1.7% payment cut from CMS will mean fewer patients getting the care they need at home, warns industry leaders.
07/11/2024
Consider including assessment questions now around the basic needs of your patients as CMS appears poised to add OASIS items on Social Determinants of Health (SDoH).
07/11/2024
Share your experiences utilizing therapists for comprehensive assessments during the pandemic to give CMS a better understanding of how this supported agency operations.

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