Home Health Line
02/04/2008
Consider using physical therapists for certain wound-care patients and you could reap the rewards of saving an expensive nursing visit.
01/28/2008
At week four of home health’s PPS revisions some cash-starved agencies are starting to get the Medicare payments they have been waiting for – but not every HHA.
01/28/2008
A home health agency's Medicare provider number can be a big part of the agency's value to a prospective purchaser. But that value is highly perishable for an agency that
01/28/2008
This DME recommendation form helped St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Wash., boost its average number of visits per 8-hour shift to 4.75 from 4.25 over the past year.
01/28/2008
Home health’s focus on predicting the number of therapy visits for PPS and on P4P outcomes has converged to shine new favorable light on telephony. That’s the software typically deployed
01/28/2008
It may be getting harder to receive P4P rewards. For example, to earn a spot in the top 20% of agencies – and thus increasing your odds for P4P rewards – you
01/21/2008
More than two weeks after the Jan. 1 effective date for its sweeping PPS changes, CMS still was working to clear backlogs of RAPs and claims snagged by software errors.
01/21/2008
Patients who drive their own cars or go for a walk may still be considered homebound on a case-by-case basis, despite recent guidance to the contrary from Palmetto GBA – now
01/21/2008
Adopt a personalized, targeted marketing campaign and you could be on your way to filling vacant clinical positions.
01/11/2008
Offer continuing medical education (CME) credits for physicians and you could increase your agency’s referrals by 30%.

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