Home Health Line
04/20/2009
Agencies in 14 targeted communities have started working with their Quality Improvement Organizations to reduce acute-care hospitalizations using a new spin, improving the transition of care across settings. [For a
04/20/2009
When a patient is in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) and also needs hospice care, the hospice risks CMS survey citations it doesn’t specify on the plan of care the
04/20/2009
Home health mergers and acquisition activity has slowed in the past six months, but the news is better in the home health market than in many, experts say.
04/20/2009
Stabilize growth. Buyers won’t pay a premium for agencies that need to be fixed up, and they won’t pay extra for agencies with 20% growth or more, which they suspect
04/20/2009
To earn a spot among the top 20% - and thus increase your chances for P4P rewards – you need to score 23% or less for acute care hospitalization scores, according to
04/13/2009
The pending Independence at Home Act, which would provide reimbursement for home visits to beneficiaries with multiple chronic illnesses who aren’t eligible for Medicare’s standard home health benefit, looks like
04/13/2009
If Congress authorizes a new management benefit for chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries, Baptist Home Health Network is more than ready to participate.
04/13/2009
Reduce your clinicians’ IT training time by 50% by requiring all new clinicians to be competent in key computer skills.
04/13/2009
The tough amendments Florida added to its home health licensing requirements last summer, partly to stem rampant fraudulent practices in Miami-Dade County [HHL 2/16/09], are having an impact on agencies
04/13/2009
Start a program to treat low-vision patients and your agency could increase revenue, boost referrals and decrease hospitalizations.

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