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SCIO Health Analytics’ top 10 denial reasons
12/21/2015
by: Burt Schorr
Areas included in the joint replacement model for hospitals
12/21/2015
The following are the areas included in the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model for hospitals:
Coding Clinic partially clarifies guidance involving diabetes
12/21/2015
by: Trish Twombly
Recent communication with the Coding Clinic has partially clarified guidance published in the first quarter 2016 issue of AHA Coding Clinic on page 11. According to the latest clarification, the subterm “with” in the index should be interpreted as a link between diabetes and ANY of those conditions indented under the word “with.”
Checklist will detail expected order for documentation during pre-claim review
12/21/2015
by: Josh Poltilove
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) plan to provide agencies with a checklist to use when submitting documentation for the upcoming pre-claim review demonstration affecting five states.
Improve retention, job satisfaction by addressing employees’ compassion fatigue
12/21/2015
by: Kirsten Dize
Identifying compassion fatigue in yourself and in staff — and working to address the issue — can help your agency retain employees longer and achieve better client outcomes.
Have non-clinical staff call CHF patients to reduce readmissions and expand care coordination
12/14/2015
by: Nicholas Stern
A new app provides non-clinical employees with questions to ask patients about psychosocial status, diet and energy level. Based on the answers to those responses, those staff alert telehealth nurses to red flags, thus reducing readmissions for high-risk patients.
Creating a “speak-up culture” will prevent citations, keep your employees safe
12/14/2015
by: Scott Harris
Use new whistleblowing guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish a “speak-up” culture and address potential hazards before they cause worker injury or sickness at your agency.
5 things to tell OSHA about its whistleblowing guidance
12/14/2015
by: Josh Poltilove
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants commenters on its new whistleblowing guidance to address the following questions.
Bill calls for electronic visit verification to be required in Medicaid home care
12/14/2015
by: Josh Poltilove
A federal bill forcing states to require electronic visit verification (EVV) for Medicaid home care services — and penalizing states that don’t — recently passed through a House subcommittee.
Traditional agencies can’t maintain status quo as tech-savvy competitors expand
12/14/2015
by: Josh Poltilove
As technologically savvy private duty startups that have emerged in the past year or so — companies like Honor and HomeHero — begin to expand nationwide, the more traditional private duty agencies must recognize the need to retain good customer service while at the same time paying greater attention to technology themselves.
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