Home Health Line
01/11/2024
Agencies should create templates for diagnoses that require a follow-up query most often due to insufficient or unclear documentation to avoid slowing down the QA process and possible claims submission delays.
01/11/2024
Security awareness training is the most important investment that an organization can make to help ensure that its staff members keep the organization safe and compliant.
01/11/2024
More than half of recent medical review denials from MAC Palmetto GBA were due to face-to-face encounter deficiencies.
01/04/2024
With reports of workplace violence against health care workers at an all-time high, agencies should examine how their culture may be promoting or impeding effective safety solutions.
01/04/2024
Educating physicians about the need to provide detailed documentation quickly to agencies continues to be one of the biggest barriers to payment success under PDGM.
01/04/2024
Try using words such as aching, burning or hurting to help patients understand what is being asked for the OASIS-E items J0510-J0530 (Pain interview).
01/04/2024
A good onboarding process is a key to making sure the clinician not only learns the basics of home care, but that they also learn more about your agency.
01/04/2024
 If you rely on Medicaid revenue, prepare now for the likelihood that CMS will move forward with the controversial provision requiring home care providers to pay 80% of Medicaid reimbursements to direct care workers.
01/04/2024
Agency leaders say detailed and timely clinician documentation was the biggest challenge, with physician education around documentation requirements coming in a strong second at nearly 50%.
12/22/2023
Implementing employee recognition programs — letting staff know you see their hard work — can be a successful strategy when it comes to recruiting new hires and retaining top staff.

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