Home Health Line
01/26/2023
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh recently confirmed that three OSHA health care rulemakings are priorities for the Labor Department: a permanent health care COVID-19 standard, a proposed infectious disease standard and a rulemaking to address workplace violence in health care and social services.
01/18/2023
CMS is encouraging agencies to conduct a strategic review of quality, performance and development and implement an action plan to address identified opportunities for improvement.
01/18/2023
A recent $22.9 million settlement in a kickback case involving a home health company and its medical directors provides an important reminder to agencies trying to play by the rules.
01/18/2023
An on-call service can be a key part of keeping your patients out of the hospital and ER, and potentially impact your overall rating in patient surveys.
01/18/2023
Texting can improve productivity and the patient experience by eliminating time waiting on phone calls, and also it ensures efficient communication with patient changes, handoffs and schedules that can help to reduces the risk for errors.
01/18/2023
Come April 1, coders will have additional code options to further capture Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) as CDC released upcoming changes to both the code set and official guidelines on Jan. 9.
01/18/2023
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted unanimously Jan. 12 to recommend that Congress cut home health payment rates by 7% in 2024.
01/18/2023
The overall agency rating was the most common HHCAHPS measure that agencies said they will work on in 2023, according to the HHL Trends Survey.
01/11/2023
You may be aware of patient rights and the process for following up on complaints/grievances made against an agency, but are you aware that agency staff and clinicians have rights, as well? 
01/11/2023
Smart use of paraprofessionals can help cut costs. It is less expensive than skilled professional services and paraprofessionals are able to provide services following the plan of care set up by the overseeing skilled discipline.

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