Home Health Line
03/14/2024
Agencies continue to get tripped up on documentation requirements in pre-payment reviews.
03/07/2024
It’s important for agencies to get the authorization practice streamlined, especially with the increase of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. An ability to navigate this challenge can make or break your success with alternative payors and put you in a better position to adapt as the payor mix continues to evolve.
03/07/2024
The new quality measure Discharge Function Score (DC Function) is expected to be included in the Home Health Review and Correct Reports, the Outcome Report and the Agency Tally Outcome Report, available in iQIES in April.
03/07/2024
The complexity of assessing safe ability with M2020 (Management of oral medications) can often be a challenging task for clinicians, especially since the guidance has changed over time.
03/07/2024
We’re looking for national benchmark for days from discharge to final claim. We also want to know if there is a benchmark or tolerance level for unsigned orders over 14 days?
03/07/2024
Vascular dementia should never be assigned as the primary diagnosis in home health or the terminal diagnosis in hospice coding.
03/07/2024
Responses to “How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth” have improved, according to the latest data from CMS’ Care Compare, published in January.
02/29/2024
The number one area in home care ripe for technological advancements, such as AI, is documentation compliance. While AI technologies are still evolving, now is the time to start leveraging these tools.
02/29/2024
A temporary pause in The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) means that agencies will need to monitor their own billing compliance to identify high-risk areas and data outliers.
02/29/2024
Effectively managing employee expectations during periods of change can make or break an agency’s staff morale and ultimately retention rates.

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