Home Health Line
10/27/2014
Agencies that make it to the administrative law judge (ALJ) level of review could find their chances of winning significantly reduced thanks to changes CMS recently introduced.
 
10/27/2014
News about Ebola outbreaks in the United States has triggered many agencies to rethink their infection control policies to ensure patients and clinicians are protected.
 
10/27/2014
Forty-one percent of agencies accredited by The Joint Commission failed to provide “care, treatment or services in accordance with orders or prescriptions as required by law and regulation.” At least, that’s what survey results for the first half of 2014 indicate.
 
10/27/2014
Here is a list of the most common citations received by home health agencies in the first half of 2014
10/27/2014
Here are three more of the most common citations The Joint Commission cited in the first half of 2014, as well as advice for avoiding these citations, from Arlene Maxim, consultant and owner of A.D. Maxim Consulting in Troy, Mich.
 
10/27/2014
A recent lawsuit against a New York City agency serves as a reminder that you must be careful what information you request during interviews.
 
10/27/2014
Instituting effective on-call and after-hours staffing procedures can help your agency avoid condition-level deficiencies and even being cited for immediate jeopardy.
 
10/20/2014
Clearly convey to patients and/or their caregivers their rights, verbally and in writing in a language they understand.
 
10/20/2014
CMS’ proposed conditions of participation (CoPs) could cost your agency thousands of dollars and as much as six months developing a quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) plan.
 
10/20/2014
The pending 2015 PPS rule for home health would eliminate one face-to-face sore point — the requirement that physicians provide a narrative explanation of why patients need home health services.
 

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