Home Health Line
02/22/2010

A recent court case involving a 67-year-old Vermont woman reinforces the importance of accurately reporting the facts about a patient’s homebound status.

02/22/2010

The back-to-back blizzards that buried Mid-Atlantic states in up to three feet of snow earlier this month demonstrated the value of home health emergency preparedness.

02/22/2010
The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) is testing the use of electronic risk-assessment forms uploaded on tablet computers as a way to improve medication management and reduce hospitalizations.
02/22/2010

As the recession continues to hit home health, agencies are forced to respond with measures that may be with them long after the economic storm passes.

02/22/2010
Compare your agency’s number of admissions with number of discharges each month, and you could uncover ways to improve patient care or increase referrals.
02/22/2010

CMS retires two point-of-origin codes. Two codes used on UB-04 claim forms in the “point of origin for admission or visit” field will no longer be used for dates of

02/22/2010
by: Aaron Jacobs

There are some major differences between private duty home care companies that grow and thrive and those that wither and die.

02/15/2010

Medicare Advantage copays are down sharply, with only 12% of Medicare plans requiring copays in 2010 compared with 35% in 2008.

02/15/2010

The recovery audit contractors (RACs) haven’t posted issues for home health or hospice yet, but two areas of RAC review for durable medical equipment (DME) companies could affect those providers.

02/15/2010

Home health agencies involved in joint-venture agreements with hospitals or nursing homes need to take extra steps to ensure the partnerships are legal.

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