Benchmarks
08/22/2024
Average salaries for coders can depend on where they live, according to 225 respondents of DecisionHealth’s Home Health Coders’ Salary Survey.
08/22/2024
As home health coders take on more responsibilities, the expectations for more compensation increase. Coders with OASIS review responsibilities are seeing better salaries.
08/15/2024
Regardless of the pandemic and industry changes since PDGM, hospitals still account for roughly one-in-four home health referrals.
08/08/2024
CMS finalized a 2.9% payment rate update for fiscal year 2025, but the impact of the rate will differ depending on the hospice wage index of the local Census designated area.
08/01/2024
Agencies are struggling with a variety of productivity challenges, but the challenges around staffing turnover tops the list for productivity headaches.
07/25/2024
Agencies are giving clinicians more time to complete the OASIS when weighting visits, but clinicians and other staff are still struggling to meet productivity goals.
07/17/2024
As part of CMS’ proposal to update the CoPs to require an acceptance to service policy, the 2025 home health payment proposed rule included cost estimates.
07/11/2024
The actual payment shift due to the 2025 rate change will be different depending on the wage index in a given region.
07/11/2024
The number of home health 30-day periods of care in 2023 dropped to its lowest level in at least five years, according to new data from CMS in the 2025 home health proposed rule.
06/27/2024
Agencies are seeing improved clinician productivity through the use of new technology tools.

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