Home Health Line
04/02/2071
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared a national emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing a new diagnosis code U07.1 (COVID-19) into the ICD-10-CM code set.
04/02/2071
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared a national emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing a new diagnosis code U07.1 (COVID-19) into the ICD-10-CM code set.
05/22/2025
Target commonly asked questions and noncompliance with the plan of care by sending email or text reminders to patients and caregivers after discussing key details related to care. These messages can also boost patient outcomes and understanding, improving patient survey scores that are publicly reported and impact value-based payment adjustments.
05/22/2025
The ongoing trend of coders taking on additional job responsibilities besides strictly coding charts continues to grow based upon an analysis of the 2025 Home Health Coding/QA Productivity Survey.
05/22/2025
Find straightforward ways to encourage your patients and caregivers to post a review of your agency’s services online. Welcoming — and responding — to patient and family feedback online could draw in new patients and clients while building trust and strengthening relationships even after discharge.
05/22/2025
A good starting point for improving workplace violence prevention programs is to have an intuitive, robust system in place for reporting incidents. Every health care worker needs to understand what workplace violence is and how to address it.
05/22/2025
More coders are juggling coding, OASIS and plan of care reviews — and they are expected to do more year-over-year.
05/15/2025
Changes in care delivery always require input from frontline clinicians, showing you value their opinion. That is even more important with new technology that might require flexibility and understanding as issues in the rollout get addressed.
05/15/2025
The OASIS item M1810 for upper body dressing factors into PDGM payments, yet it's often answered incorrectly due to confusion between this item and GG0130F.
05/15/2025
Prepare your care team for situations in which they’ll be collaborating with more than one caregiver who provides support for a patient with dementia. Agencies that communicate openly and provide centralized resources for these caregivers could reduce caregiver frustration, boost outcomes and improve efficiency among in-home staff.

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