Home Health Line
03/22/2010
A March 10 memo from President Barack Obama directs all federal departments and agencies to “expand and intensify” the payment recovery authority they already have.
03/22/2010

If the difference between ICD-9 and ICD-10 continues to puzzle your staff, here’s a primer from coding expert Ann Rambusch, director of home health education and training for DecisionHealth.

03/22/2010

Correction: HHL’s Feb. 22 issue stated the name of Total Rehab Services, located in Clinton Township, Mich., incorrectly.

03/22/2010

When I first started Kansas City Home Care in 1989, it was easy to get caught up in the excitement of reeling in new clients. I cheerfully signed up any

03/22/2010
Mistakes in documenting the terminal prognosis for unspecified diagnoses, such as debility, could cost your hospice as much as $4,287 per month.
03/15/2010

Speedier access to claims data is allowing anti-fraud investigators to act more quickly to prosecute fraudulent providers, including home health agencies.

03/15/2010

Some home health agencies are prepping for CMS’s new CAHPS requirements by conducting short, post-admission telephone surveys of their patients.

03/15/2010

Home health agencies that are turning to chronic-disease management to improve care and reduce hospitalizations should be sure to include a sometimes overlooked discipline – social workers.

03/15/2010

Agencies that are closely tracking outlier payments to avoid exceeding CMS’s new 10% cap may want to check out a new screen available on their regional home health intermediaries’ Web

03/15/2010

Hospices should report all calls related to the patient’s terminal illness, even if those calls aren’t made to patients or family members.

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