Home Health Line
02/23/2009
First Choice Home Health & Hospice analyzes all patients that come through the door to determine their profitability potential and establish a balanced patient mix.
02/23/2009
The participants who phoned in to CMS’s Feb. 18 “open door” forum expecting to get clarifications on the latest PPS coding guidance were disappointed.
02/23/2009
One thing to feel good about in the economic stimulus bill just signed by President Barack Obama: Home health agencies are eligible for some of the $2 billion the legislation
02/23/2009
Out-of-pocket payments for home care services grew 3% from 2006 to 2007, even though total health care spending growth decelerated in 2007, increasing 6.1% compared to 6.7% in 2006, according
02/23/2009
Recruitment and retention rates may be at an all-time high, but few HHA execs have the skills to tease out the absolute best employees from the flood of new applicants.
02/23/2009
This financial calculator helps First Choice Home Care and Hospice in Orem, Utah, determine the financial impact of each patient prior to admission. The calculator creates a specific financial score (bottom left) between -10 (20% loss) to 0 (break-even) to +10 (20% profit).
02/16/2009
Are the VNA of Florida in Stuart and the annual Visiting Nurse Association Air Show, also in Stuart, actually “two separate entities?”
02/16/2009
An emerging technology could improve communication among your clinicians, between your agency and its clients and among your executive team. It also could shave hours each week you and your
02/16/2009
Many home health agencies and hospices now can expect CMS’s permanent recovery audit contractors to begin checking their paid claims for possible errors on March 1, or well after the
02/16/2009
When it comes to dually eligible patients, a substantial number of claims for home health services are being paid by Medicaid and Medicare when only Medicare should have paid.

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