Home Health Line
08/30/2007
Here's a common dilemma: The diabetic patient isn't following physician's orders. So her physician asks an HHA for which the physician is a steady source of referrals to admit the
08/30/2007
Home Health Line is conducting a survey on the use of technology in home care. We plan to develop a special report to help you benchmark your automation efforts and
08/30/2007
Prepare your agency for the sweeping changes coming Jan. 1 under CMS's final PPS revamp by attending HHL’s emergency audio conference on Thursday, Sept. 6, 12-1:30 p.m. ET. Learn what
08/30/2007
The PPS final rule contains scores of case-mix and severity-level changes that could mean hundreds of lost reimbursement dollars per episode for the unknowledgeable, say consultants who have been probing
08/23/2007
More than 50 home health agencies in the New York City area have been subpoenaed by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo as part of an effort to rein in
08/23/2007
Just as Home Health Line went to press CMS released its final rule overhauling PPS, and it isn't pretty.
08/23/2007
Consider having pharmacists, instead of physicians, prescribe coumadin doses and you could decrease medication errors related to incorrect doses.
08/16/2007
HME suppliers may have to obtain and maintain a $65,000 surety bond in the near future. Once again, CMS has proposed requiring all HME suppliers to obtain such a bond
08/16/2007
When it comes to improving your clinician recruitment and retention, think twice about a mileage allowance more generous than the IRS's. That's one of the lessons learned from HHAs that
08/16/2007
by: Kristine Keller
Document every contact made by staff with patients who wear or use “help” buttons – and check the devices (and your patients’ ability to use them) at regular intervals. It’s a

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