Home Health Line
09/02/2013
A growing number of home health agencies are moving to outsource a portion or all of their coding to meet some of the challenges posed by the transition to ICD-10.
 
09/02/2013
Create a sliding mileage reimbursement scale that changes with the ebb and flow of oil prices, and you could not only save money but also have happier employees.
 
09/02/2013
Change Request 8416, which CMS issued on Aug. 16, lists the hospice aggregate cap amount — $26,157.50 — for the cap year ending Oct. 31.
09/02/2013
Nearly 25% of agencies plan to change existing staff responsibilities to minimize productivity losses related
to the transition to ICD-10, according to 136 respondents in HHL’s 2013 Productivity Survey. (See related story.)
 
08/26/2013
Don’t ignore employee claims that supervisors or employees have made inappropriate sexual overtures against them. A recent case involving Help at Home shows that failure to act could cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars.
08/26/2013
Many home health agencies are turning to mileage tracking devices as a way to save thousands of dollars a year. And they find it’s an effective way to ensure that employees’ mileage is recorded accurately.
 
08/26/2013
Use the extra time you’ve gained from the one-year delay in the employer mandate to determine how many of your employees qualify for Medicaid.
 
08/26/2013
Identify all digital equipment that prints, copies or stores protected patient information and ensure that the data are erased from these devices on a regular basis.
08/26/2013
Westminster, Md.-based Carroll Home Care uses Mileage Advisor, a McKesson product that pulls data for patients including the address, time of visit and nurse, says Diane Link, the agency’s director.
08/26/2013
Home health agencies are not required to negotiate a business associate agreement with company that provides janitorial services, nor does the building owner who contracts for those services on behalf of tenants.
 

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