Home Health Line
08/04/2014
Make the most out of your next job interviews by asking candidates to walk through scenarios that allow you to observe their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
08/04/2014
One of Johns Hopkins Home Health Services’ longtime nurses, Brenda Hensley, is among 10 finalists for the annual nurse of the year award provided by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).
 
08/04/2014
CMS’ Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign will enter a brief static period on Aug. 1 to prepare for the next phase of the campaign, which includes program enhancements.
08/04/2014
CMS awarded the following quality improvement organization (QIO) contracts for the second phase of the 11th scope of work, which is designed to provide agencies support improving quality outcomes, beginning Aug. 1. 
08/04/2014
CMS separated medical case review from quality improvement in the latest quality improvement organization (QIO) contract, which started Aug. 1. In the new contract, there are two Beneficiary and Family-Centered Care (BFCC) contractors: Livanta of Annapolis Junction, Md., and KEPRO of Seven Hills, Ohio. 
 
 
08/01/2014
This table shows average request-for-anticipated-payment (RAP) reimbursements and case weights for start-of-care and recertification episodes, October 2013 through June 2014. The data is representative of about 1 million cases provided by more than 2,000 provider locations nationwide.
 
07/28/2014
In its latest guidance about Part D medication, CMS has removed many drugs from the list of medications requiring preauthorization for hospice beneficiaries.
 
07/28/2014
New England agencies recently hit by additional documentation requests (ADRs) seeking “proof of OASIS submission and acceptance by the state” won’t have to respond after all.
 
07/28/2014
The proposed 2015 PPS rule would drop the narrative requirement for face-to-face documentation. But it’s still important to educate physicians about the need to thoroughly document why the patient is homebound and requires skilled care.  
 
07/28/2014
Make sure clinicians understand they can check response “2-Yes” for M1046 (Influenza vaccine received) in OASIS-C1/ICD-9 if your agency provided the vaccine to patients in a community flu clinic event prior to their entering your agency’s care.
 
 

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