Home Health Line
07/02/2026
You can use this tool to make sure patients admitted during the third quarter had a timely face-to-face encounter.
07/02/2026
Targeting a high 30-day readmission rate among heart failure patients, St. Luke’s Home Health in Bethlehem, Pa., shattered expectations through a novel multidisciplinary approach anchored by a unique hotline that’s nearly cut the agency’s readmission rate for these patients in half.
07/02/2026
Accountability doesn’t disappear because AI is involved. Clinicians remain accountable for clinical decisions, HIM and coding leadership for documentation and reimbursement integrity and the organization for governance and oversight. AI is a tool, not an authority.
07/02/2026
Organize your agency’s financials in a way that helps tell a story about your business. Restructuring your chart of accounts can help give your agency the push it needs toward growth.
07/02/2026
Nearly half of the claims denied under medical review by Palmetto GBA in the first three months of the year were due to the requested records not being submitted.
06/25/2026
Make successful discharges a priority — even if that means a longer home health stay for the patient. That's one of several lessons when looking at agencies considered benchmark leaders by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) and Forvis Mazars.
06/25/2026
You can’t match the staffing intensity of an inpatient rehabilitation unit, but more touchpoints in the first few days is going to help identify concerns and escalate when necessary.
06/25/2026
The Post-Acute Care Medicare Advantage (MA) Coalition argues that new OIG reports show MA plans are using prior authorization and other tactics to restrict beneficiaries from receiving services that MA organizations are legally required to provide.
06/25/2026
Managers and other senior staff who are ready to intervene and resolve disputes can help you retain top talent and avoid the added cost and staffing challenges that come from the hiring process.
06/25/2026
Some of the most significant HIPAA risks come from everyday workflows — the routine, often overlooked processes where protected health information is collected, handled and ultimately disposed of.

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