Home Health Line
03/16/2015
A newly released report from CMS shows health care providers participating in 25 CMS reporting programs across the country, including home health agencies, have improved performance on quality measures from 2006 to 2013.
 
03/16/2015
Nearly 60% of the 280 respondents to HHL’s 2015 trends survey have taken steps — or will take steps this year — to partner with other providers such as hospitals or physicians to prepare for ACOs, care-transitions demonstrations or other payment model changes. 
 
03/16/2015
by: Bellin Home Health
Use the following tool to identify safety risks for oxygen-dependent patients and/or their caregivers.
03/16/2015
by: Bellin Home Health
Provide patients the following contract when they prove safety-resistant.
03/09/2015
Plan a meeting with your local skilled nursing facility (SNF), long-term care hospital (LTCH) and inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) to discuss assessment strategies and the most cost-effective treatment options and settings for patients at risk for falls or wounds.
 
03/09/2015
Several proposals within President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget are designed to help reduce the backlog of denials at the administrative law judge (ALJ) level of appeal.
 
03/09/2015
The biggest issue CMS discovered during ICD-10’s first-ever end-to-end testing week involved home health claims.
 
03/09/2015
CMS recently held its first-ever ICD-10 end-to-end testing week, and volunteers already have been selected for an April 27-May 1 testing week.
 
03/09/2015
Agencies caught up in the massive appeals backlog due to face-to-face denials might get relief from the pending federal court lawsuit by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).
 
03/09/2015
Keep role playing exercises with your sales staff fresh — and more effective — by basing scenarios on different selling points each month.
 

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