Home Health Line
05/02/2024
Review your policies around noncompete clauses, as well as your employee salaries, but don’t act — yet — as two new federal rules targeting these topics will certainly face challenges in court, according to experts.
05/02/2024
Hospice providers have a little more time to make sure that physicians certifying hospice services have either enrolled in Medicare or proactively opted out, as CMS has delayed this new requirement until June 3.
05/02/2024
As increasing documentation challenges create more barriers to productivity, shiny new AI and machine-learning tools are emerging — promising to improve efficiencies and clear any productivity roadblocks caused by documentation or lack thereof.
05/02/2024
Value-based care is a key part of most industry buyers’ strategies, according to a new survey — and buyers are looking for agencies that can demonstrate their value beyond Home Health Value-Based Purchasing.
05/02/2024
HHS is rolling out several new initiatives through the Administration for Community Living’s DCW Strategies Center that are designed to help organizations better meet the demand for Home and Community-Based Services.
05/02/2024
Poor clinician assessment documentation narrowly took the top spot among documentation issues that have had the biggest negative impact on coder productivity.
04/25/2024
Industry leaders have argued against the 80-20 rule, noting the other costs that the rule doesn’t account for and the potential that this will negatively impact access to home care services as some agencies are expected to close or exit the Medicaid program.
04/25/2024
Champion work-life balance and a better work environment to keep your best clinicians as a new study suggests a sharp increase in burnout among RNs and a reduced number of nurses in home health and hospice even as other settings see growth.
04/25/2024
If your EMR flags medications as being at risk for interactions, it doesn’t mean that you should capture that situation in the OASIS drug regimen review items under M2001.
04/25/2024
Hospice providers have to stay prepared for patients who live past their six-month lifespan, but they also need to make sure they’re in compliance with CMS and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) regulations, as any significant length of stay is a target for audits.

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