Home Health Line
03/20/2008
Remember the children's health insurance bill with its home health freeze that Democrats pushed through the House last summer? It died in the Senate – but look out. Neither the bill
03/20/2008
Reason codes might provide your agency with the missing ingredient it needs to accurately predict therapy visits and support the therapy visits that it’s already done.
03/20/2008
For-profit hospices were in the black by an average 11.8% in 2005 while non-profits were 2.8% in the red.
03/20/2008
When it comes to the 2008 PPS changes, timing is everything – which means it’s essential to answer M0110 (episode timing) accurately.
03/20/2008
A service utilization tool, such as the one below, can help your agency predict the correct number of therapy visits and provide the documentation needed to support the therapy visits your agency already has done, says Ann Rambusch, creator of the tool and consultant with Rambusch3 Consulting in Round Rock, Texas.
03/20/2008
As the therapy shortage worsens and the need for effective therapy programs increases, agencies must find ways to shorten the time it takes to recruit talented therapists.
03/13/2008
Despite PPS uncertainties, the appetite of growth-minded home health companies and their financial backers for HHA purchases remains sharp, especially in locales with large concentrations of retirees.
03/13/2008
Keep track of payments for late-episode claims after Jan. 1, because the reimbursements might be hundreds of dollars different than they should be.
03/13/2008
Contract with nurses at an off-site call center to monitor your telehealth patients, and save your own nurses the time it would take them to make those checks.
03/13/2008
Allow your case managers to work alternative schedules and you may be able to recruit faster, retain longer and even cut back on overtime.

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