Home Health Line
02/20/2025
Determining how to keep your agency going when many staff are out sick can be a challenge. One method that could prove beneficial is to offer bonuses to staff members who are willing to pick up extra shifts.
02/20/2025
Proactively do an internal audit of your I-9 records for staff as federal officials promise to crack down on illegal immigration.
02/20/2025
Make sure hospice care plans and aide instructions are current, appropriate and applicable, as both care plans and aides are among the top survey citations for 2024. 
02/20/2025
The last thing you want if an emergency happens is to open your plan and find out that the person in charge of a crucial element has retired and their role is still unfilled. 
02/20/2025
Urinary tract infection was the number one inpatient diagnosis code for transfers to the hospital from home health.
02/13/2025
Offer free or subsidized training to attract mission-driven clinicians, deepen employee loyalty and drive long-term retention. It can also help reduce turnover costs while improving consistency and quality of patient care. 
02/13/2025
Make sure that staff members fully understand which items allow for the use of a proxy and which are self-report only when assessing for and gathering information for the SDoH items on the OASIS.
02/13/2025
A new requirement in the Conditions of Participation (CoPs), which went into effect on Jan. 1, requires agencies to develop and implement a written acceptance-to-service policy that lays out how they accept referrals. 
02/13/2025
Emphasize attention to detail and patient history when pre-screening referrals to prevent delays or disruptions in care that could lead to poor patient satisfaction or wasteful spending. 
02/13/2025
The CDC did not release any new ICD-10 codes to take effect April 1 this year, but there are some noteworthy changes to the guidelines including the addition of two new instructions for obesity codes found under category E66 (Overweight and Obesity).

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