Home Health Line
09/07/2015
Although testing week results sound positive, few agencies participated. And some home health industry experts remain concerned about whether the industry is prepared for ICD-10.  
 
09/07/2015
by: HHL’s 2015 Productivity Survey
Patient acuity and “average miles per visit” are the biggest challenges to agencies’ productivity, according to the 135 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2015 Productivity Survey. 
09/07/2015
by: Robert Markette
Here's an example of language attorney Robert Markette used when appealing a denial involving short- and long-term goals.
09/01/2015
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about how to prepare for CMS’ new emergency preparedness requirement, which begins Nov. 15, agencies asked questions of home health consultant Diane Link, director of clinical services for BlackTree Healthcare Consulting of Conshohocken, Pa. Here are some of Link’s answers.
08/31/2015
Private duty providers suffered a setback when a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Aug. 21 that the Labor Department had the right to require overtime payments for an estimated 1.9 million home-support aides who work for employers other than the seniors and other clients they help.
 
 
08/31/2015
During the first two levels of the appeals process, CMS contractors will no longer be able to tack on a reason for denying claims in addition to what was stated in the initial denial letter.
 
 
08/31/2015
Agencies remain confused about CMS’ requirement for physicians recertifying home health patients to estimate the frequency and duration of that patient’s service needs. That’s because CMS hasn’t said how it expects physicians to record that information.
 
 
08/31/2015
Consider assigning a biller to track how many days a patient has received hospice care and make sure CMS’ new payment calculations are correct come Jan. 1. This action could prevent thousands of dollars in miscalculations.
 
08/31/2015
Use the specialized skills of your agency’s physical therapists, including their knowledge of the intricacies of the musculoskeletal system and the differences between types of fractures, to help nurses and coders master the specific anatomy and pathophysiology that applies to fracture conditions.
 
 
08/31/2015
If your agency’s employees use their own mobile devices for transmission of protected health information (PHI), optimize the technology for security and usability.
 
 

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