Home Health Line
06/28/2018
By focusing on potentially avoidable event measures as part of its QAPI program, Phoenix Home Care found ways to rise to greater heights of care quality.
06/28/2018
Closely scrutinize how you document care for patients who barely receive the maximum number of visits necessary for your agency to avoid a low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA).
06/28/2018
Staffing turnover is the single biggest non-regulatory challenge for agencies’ productivity, results of HHL’s latest productivity survey show.
06/28/2018
Agencies that select the pre-claim review option of CMS’ review choice demonstration will get an educational call from a reviewer should she believe a claim warrants non-affirmation, a CMS spokesman has confirmed to HHL.
06/28/2018
Question the accuracy of a clinician’s response to M1242 (Frequency of pain interfering with patient’s activity or movement) if it indicates a patient is not experiencing pain, but the patient’s assessment includes a pain code or diagnosis that indicates pain — such as arthritis or fibromyalgia.
06/28/2018
by: HHL’s 2018 Home Health Clinician Productivity Survey
The data below show the average number of home health visits per day performed by discipline. The data below are based on 144 responses to HHL’s 2018 Home Health Clinician Productivity Survey. Visits are not weighted.
06/28/2018
by: J’non Griffin, president and owner of Home Health Solutions LLC
Agencies should use a checklist to ensure they include key components within an effective orientation program.
06/28/2018
Use this post-fall audit tool when reviewing patient charts following a fall. Doing so can help track and identify areas in which your agency can improve.

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