Home Health Line
09/28/2015
The U.S. Court of Appeals won’t delay — or speed up — enforcement of its ruling that extends Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protections to about 1.9 million home care workers.
09/28/2015
by: National Research Corporation, Seattle
Agencies included in CMS’ proposed value-based purchasing demonstration for home health have room for improvement in several activities of daily living, data from Seattle-based National Research Corporation show.
09/21/2015
If a hospice patient is admitted prior to Oct. 1, 2015, the patient’s notice of election (NOE) should include just ICD-9 codes or you could face denials.
09/21/2015
CMS’ proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model should allow hospitals to give patients a list of “preferred” post-acute care providers including home health agencies, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) Aug. 19 comments.
09/21/2015
The future Medicare role of accountable care organizations (ACOs) appears to be in the eye of the beholder.
09/21/2015
Designate an employee in your organization to gather and review staff flu vaccination data to prepare for the pending requirement in CMS’ proposed value-based purchasing demonstration.
09/21/2015
A demonstration of “value-based insurance design” (VBID) recently announced by CMS could expand the role — and the revenues — of agencies that contract with Medicare Advantage plans.
09/21/2015
Agencies should measure work periods on a 14-day basis for registered nurses, therapists and other skilled clinicians who work for home care agencies and hospices. That’s one comment by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) for softening the impact of a proposed Labor Department rule that would increase the pool of professionals who would qualify for overtime pay.
09/21/2015
by: The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission on Aug. 26 announced the five home health requirements it identified most frequently as “not compliant” during surveys and reviews during the first six months of 2015. The data involve citations from organizations due to be surveyed during this time period, The Joint Commission notes.
09/07/2015
An agency leader at Boca Home Care believes standing out on medication reconciliation was one of major reasons the agency became one of the 239 agencies nationwide to receive 5 stars. 
 

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