Quality Outcomes
05/09/2024
Use a targeted internal review to spot OASIS assessment patterns so that you can identify problems impacting patient outcomes and flag issues that could lead to medical review challenges down the road.
05/09/2024
In the 2025 hospice payment update proposed rule, CMS is seeking input on four Social Determinants of Health items that it says “align across post-acute care and hospice care settings,” with the expectation that they will eventually support quality measures.
02/15/2024
Agencies that practice more preventative care through helping patients gain access to healthier food and empowering them to follow better food habits, will impact the number of patients admitted to the hospital.
02/02/2024
LUPA rates are up compared to 2019. Even though the pandemic ended last spring, lingering COVID-19 cases and other airborne infections are still affecting whether or not someone accepts or keeps home health services.
12/22/2023
One way to prepare for bonuses in HHVBP is to look at key OASIS items such as M1033 and the SDoH items as a tool to craft stronger plans of care complete with interventions that will keep patients safe at home and out of the hospital. 
11/30/2023
Agencies should pay close attention to their fall interventions as recent Care Compare data showed improvement on quality measures except for the measure regarding falls. 
11/16/2023
Home health agencies often get so caught up in caring for patients that it can be difficult to see when hospice and palliative care may be more appropriate. If patients don’t get the hospice care when they need it, it could cause a risk for hospitalization. 
11/09/2023
Apply the information you’re collecting now around Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and health equity to get ahead of future quality measures alluded to by CMS in the 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule.
11/02/2023
Effectively tracking clinical groupings and using that information to invest in training can not only better patient outcomes but can help agencies to save money before payment cuts take effect.
09/27/2023
The timeliness of care quality measure for home health agencies has been slowly climbing over the past year, going from 95.6% in July 2022 to 96% in July 2023, according to the latest Care Compare data.

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