Home Health Line
09/26/2024
Large health care data breaches may get national headlines, but CMS has made it clear that home health agencies will face increased scrutiny over their HIPAA compliance during surveys. Agencies that fail to routinely train staff on HIPAA compliance and implement policies and procedures to protect patient information in the home, office and everywhere in between could face steep fines or criminal penalties.
09/26/2024
When it comes to HIPAA compliance, it’s not enough to train staff once at orientation. Refreshing your training materials to reflect updated policies and repeating the necessary information will hammer home the importance of following privacy procedures.
09/26/2024
Take proactive steps to overcome hurdles in your Medicare Advantage programs, including addressing workflow issues and educating clinicians and patients about how MA impacts care in the home. As a growing share of the patient population, most agencies aren’t in a position where they can ignore the challenges with MA.
09/26/2024
Inspections from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration can come at any time. If an inspector comes by tomorrow, there’s always a chance you’ll be dinged for something big, even if you’ve escaped previous inspections unscathed.
09/26/2024
Query the provider for further clarification when documentation states “diabetes mellitus without complications” but the patient is also documented as having another condition that can be linked under the “with” convention.
09/26/2024
The new Severe Injury Report database from OSHA offers a deep dive into injury data for workers in home health and other workplaces.

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