Home Health Line
10/13/2008
Establish an employee orientation program that invites new hires to have breakfast with executives and pair off with a seasoned employee, and you’ll see your turnover rates improve.
10/13/2008
Agencies can expect to see increased CMS scrutiny of their coding practices if the HHS Office of Inspector General’s 2009 work plan is any indication.
10/13/2008
Speech language pathologists may be the key to increased episode reimbursements and improved clinical outcomes scores.
10/13/2008
Agencies that want to make the HomeCare Elite list should take note of Parkview Homecare.
10/06/2008
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain both have health care reform plans that raise as many questions as they answer, yet one thing is clear: Should Obama win next
10/06/2008
Whoever wins the presidential contest, proposals that could benefit home health seem likely to get backing from the new administration and the next Congress.
10/06/2008
Earn your referral sources’ trust by asking specific questions to determine whether wound patients are home-health appropriate and you could boost your referrals as Family Home Health Services did.
10/06/2008
A simple Excel sheet to track clinicians’ daily visits and hours is helping Aspirus VNA Home Health & Comfort Care Hospice Services save $48,000 per year.
10/06/2008
Offering flu shots can be a great way to increase referrals, but agencies need to ensure that they mitigate the risks.
09/29/2008
Beneficiaries have two new CMS regulations to guard them against deceptive or high-pressure marketing tactics by Medicare plans and their agents when the fiscal 2009 Medicare Advantage enrollment period begins

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