Home Health Line
10/12/2015
Even if you aren’t satisfied with your star rating, you can still be proactive to educate referral sources about what this new public rating means.
10/12/2015
A lawsuit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed against a Texas home health agency should serve as a reminder to agencies that they must take steps to accommodate pregnant employees or they could face significant financial repercussions.
10/12/2015
Billing and clinical managers should report to administrators findings from your Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) as a way of avoiding unnecessary denials.
10/12/2015
Watch your business neighbors for a heads up on when you should be looking at your cybersecurity measures — including whether you have been breached already and didn’t even know it.
10/12/2015
Start your agency’s holiday marketing efforts this month, and give yourself plenty of time to choose your messaging and branding decisions and gather the necessary materials like holiday cards and stamps.
10/12/2015
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has denied an application for stay on the Court of Appeals’ ruling involving the companionship exemption. As a result, the new rules are still slated to go into effect Oct. 13, according to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).
10/12/2015
by: DecisionHealth
Nearly 53% of agencies plan to work to reduce acute care hospitalizations as a way to improve their star rating, according to the 150 respondents to DecisionHealth’s 5-star survey.
10/05/2015
There’s more at stake for an agency in CMS’ 5-star rating system than being able to show referring physicians and beneficiaries how you compare with competitors on care quality.
10/05/2015
As part of their preparations for this year’s flu season, agencies need to do a better job of educating clinicians how to fill out M1041 (Influenza vaccine data collection period). Clinicians struggle to correctly answer M1041, which is slated to be included in the proposed value-based purchasing model for home health.
10/05/2015
Create a protocol for identifying and treating LUPA patients who may require more skilled services and could be at risk for rehospitalization.

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