Home Health Line
01/04/2016
In the first quarter of 2016, industry experts expect to see additional documentation requests (ADRs) related to ICD-10 coding.
01/04/2016
by: HHL’s 2016 Trends Survey
Nearly 52% of the 112 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2016 Trends Survey say their agencies will work on reducing acute care hospitalizations to improve their star ratings.
01/04/2016
by: HHL’s 2016 Trends Survey
Agencies rank Medicare payment cuts as the top challenge to operations and financials in 2016, according to the 138 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2016 Trends Survey. 
01/04/2016
by: HHL’s 2016 Trends Survey
Referral sources’ documentation deficit has been the top challenge agencies have had related to ICD-10, according to 107 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2016 Trends Survey. 
01/04/2016
From Jan. 1, 2016, through Sept. 30, 2016, under the new payment structure outlined in the 2016 hospice final rule hospices will be paid $186.84 per day during the first 60 days of care provided.
01/04/2016
View a 2016 regulatory calendar.
01/04/2016
Use this calendar to prepare for new regulations in 2016.
12/21/2015
If you’re taking a “send it and forget it” approach when it comes to outsourcing coding, you may be in for a rude — and potentially costly — awakening.
12/21/2015
A new HHS report shows a huge — and growing — percentage of home health claims are being paid in error, largely due to insufficient documentation and medical necessity errors.
12/21/2015
Don’t focus on using a patient’s diagnosis alone as the most important risk factor when determining whether patients are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital.

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