Home Health Line
02/03/2023
Clinicians should ensure they are including any prescribed medical marijuana in their documentation of all medications used by patients.
02/03/2023
Make sure your billing department and EMR are prepared for updates to claim coding instructions, particularly around disaster declarations. A recent CMS change request is looking to correct a pandemic-era blind spot.
02/03/2023
When coding for influenza cases, be sure to search your provider documentation thoroughly. For example, there is a difference between type A flu (J10.-) and novel type A influenza (J09.X2).
02/03/2023
Expect a greater focus on talent quality over spend-at-all-costs and anticipate less over-the-top hiring perks and bonuses at recruiters’ disposal to close candidates.
02/03/2023
Nearly 50% of agencies said they are turning away patients due to insufficient staff.
01/26/2023
CMS provided further guidance on answering N0415 (High-risk drug classes: use and indication), an item that has been raising a lot of questions for clinicians in the early days of OASIS-E.
01/26/2023
The PDGM clinical group with the highest 60-day acute care hospitalization rate is “MMTA-Infectious,” for Medicare FFS patients in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2022.
01/26/2023
Agencies are facing claim rejections due to CMS reactivating error code 31755 — with specific requirements for the date on the 0023 revenue code line.
01/26/2023
Examine the way you’re currently using noncompete agreements after the FTC has proposed a national ban on noncompetes. You may find your agreements already exceed what is allowed by the law.
01/26/2023
Review the record of each patient to look for trends in 60-day acute care hospitalizations as national HHVBP gets underway. For example, reexamining hospitalizations might show that patients under the care of a certain clinician are more likely to be admitted.

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