Home Health Line
10/13/2022
Hospices looking to stay ahead of quality concerns are focusing their attention on key performance indicators (KPIs).
10/13/2022
In real time, assessing the FMLA can be extremely complicated, particularly if an employee is unwilling to cooperate in the appropriate process. That means clear, contemporaneous documentation is critical, as a recent appellate case demonstrates.
10/13/2022
Nationally, hospices are performing at 8.8 out of 10 points in the Hospice Care Index, according to CMS data reflecting eight quarters through September 2021, not including the first six months of 2020.
10/07/2022
Issues surrounding the face-to-face encounter make up the three most common denial/non-affirmation reasons under RCD. This continued trend reinforces the importance for agencies to develop and comply with solid face-to-face processes.
10/07/2022
As flu season is once again upon us, CMS is offering providers new guidance on vaccinating patients.
10/07/2022
A beta test of the HOPE tool is expected to wrap in the spring. CMS has also provided fresh information on the development of a special focus program to address poor-performing hospices.
10/07/2022
Come April 2023, coders may be able to capture more data on social determinants of health, including problems related to health literacy.
10/07/2022
A Buffer survey found that an astonishing 99% of current remote workers “would like to work remotely, at least some of the time, for the rest of their careers.” The COVID-19 pandemic gave employees a taste of the flexibility that comes with working from home, and it might take more than free car washes and yoga classes to convince them to give that up.
10/07/2022
The latest data on RCD denials shows some of the top challenges around face-to-face encounters.
09/30/2022
Agencies are expected to soon get a first look at the new data for Home Health Within Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization (PPH) in confidential, agency-level reports.

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