Home Health Line
07/06/2009
The average length of hospice service varies by location, from as short as about two weeks to more than three months, according to fourth quarter 2008 data from Outcome Concept
06/29/2009
A draft health care reform bill by top House Democrats is more evidence that HHAs are headed for landmark changes in how Medicare pays them.
06/29/2009
Mercy Homecare’s clinicians save 15 minutes during admission visits by having patients sign a single form that acknowledges several other forms were received and explained.
06/29/2009
A five-year federal prison sentence for a Pasadena, Calif., woman accused of illegally recruiting home health patients is another sign of the government’s battle against Medicare fraud. But some agency
06/29/2009
Request an extension to review your files when you receive a record request from the Recovery Audit Contractors, because you may have reason to fight the alleged overpayment.
06/29/2009
CMS computer glitch delayed Home Health Compare update. On June 18, CMS announced that it updated its Home Health Compare Web site, but a computer glitch prevented the new scores
06/29/2009
Mercy Homecare’s tool can shave 15 minutes from your clinicians’ admission visits. The tool requires a single patient signature indicating that he or she received 22 forms and booklets that otherwise would have required individual signatures.
06/29/2009
Extend the hours that your agency’s schedulers are available to assign visits and you could increase visits, improve clinician satisfaction and cut overtime costs.
06/22/2009
There’s another reason to believe pending health care reform legislation could change hospital and physician referrals to home health. It’s called the “accountable care organization” (ACO).
06/22/2009
If you think the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has too much influence over payments, just wait.

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