Home Health Line
08/24/2023
In a recent transaction data report, there were 29 home care, hospice and home health transactions completed in the second quarter of 2023, compared to just 17 in the first quarter. 
08/24/2023
While families depend on hospices to provide symptom management and support, 25% of families report that they didn’t receive training from the hospice to care for their loved ones.
08/24/2023
Patients’ preferences for certain types of caregivers are common. Such requests should be rejected, especially when they involve discrimination based upon race, national origin, religion or any other basis commonly used to treat groups of people differently. 
08/24/2023
Home health agency merger and acquisition activity jumped in the second quarter of 2023, reaching levels not seen in more than a year.
08/22/2023
Stakeholders have until Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, to submit comments on the 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule.
08/17/2023
The recently released home health provider preview reports have sparked renewed interest in the Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization (PPH) measure that will be publicly reported in October.
08/17/2023
When agencies are determining the cost of a visit, they rarely factor in those visits that are reimbursed by CMS on the front end, only to see that payment revoked under medical review.
08/17/2023
Assess your own visits with this tool to get ahead of billing challenges under medical review.
08/17/2023
If agencies have clinicians, aides or caregivers saying they’re facing burnout, management should take a look at the schedulers and make sure they have all the resources they need.
08/17/2023
Hospices that embrace tech tools will have a leg up when it comes to avoiding audit risks, improving quality, showing value to payors and positioning for value-based care.

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