Home Health Line
03/14/2024
Take the extra time to look up the classification of unfamiliar medications to ensure possible scores under N0415 (High-risk drug classes: use and indication) are not missed.
03/14/2024
If passed, the bill would assist agencies in sending only the appropriate disciplines to a patient’s home. This should ultimately help agencies struggling with staffing because they won’t need to utilize multiple disciplines when only an OT is needed.
03/14/2024
CMS said it is ending the hospice benefit test “after carefully considering recent feedback about the increasing operational challenges of the Hospice Benefit Component and limited and decreasing participation among MAOs that may impact a thorough evaluation.”
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.

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