Home Health Line
08/10/2009
The VNA of Boston may have found the secret to luring contract therapists to become full-time staff: Lots of vacation time.
08/10/2009
Hospices will see a more gradual reduction in wage-index adjustments than originally proposed.
08/10/2009
Home health agencies could see their Medicaid referrals boosted by as much as 10% if pending health care reform measures pass.
08/10/2009
Home health could make it through the drafting of health care reform legislation with Medicare reductions smaller than nearly $57 billion over 10 years.
08/03/2009
HHAs serving rural patients could see more equity in home health payments as soon as 2012 thanks to the perseverance of a Minnesota congresswoman who has won key support for
08/03/2009
At least two of the RHHIs that handle home health claims have stepped up their additional documentation requests (ADRs) for therapy-related episodes. Denials could result in an average of $950
08/03/2009
HHAs could see an even greater increase in prepayment medical reviews if CMS is influenced by recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations.
08/03/2009
The Federal Trade Commission has delayed its “Red Flags” Rule until Nov. 1, granting home health agencies more time to create written policies to prevent identity theft.
08/03/2009
President Barack Obama believes “home care ends up being cost-efficient in many cases rather than institutional care, and it helps keep people in their homes.” The comment, in response to
08/03/2009
You’ll need to change your clinical practices to protect patients from acetaminophen overdose and possible liver failure if the Food and Drug Administration adopts recent dosing advice from an advisory

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