Home Health Line
06/15/2022
Find time to train clinicians on the new and revised OASIS-E social determinants of health (SDoH) — including health literacy, transportation, race and ethnicity — and your agency will benefit from better quality outcomes.
06/15/2022
Consider adding a medical director to your operations as a way to directly improve patient outcomes related to rehospitalization and medication management, while overcoming key compliance challenges and growing referrals.
06/15/2022
Do not assign E78.5 (Hyperlipidemia, unspecified) for a diagnosis of unspecified hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia as the hypercholesterolemia identifies the specific blood lipid elevated, the Coding Clinic notes in its Q2 2022 guidance update, released June 3.
06/15/2022
by: DecisionHealth Staff
The pandemic has brought fresh attention to the development of an emergency plan. A comprehensive risk assessment; testing and training; and an annual review remain frequent survey issues, according to 546 surveys between October 2020 and September 2021 listed in CMS’ Quality, Certification & Oversight Reports (QCOR).
 
 
06/09/2022
One of the many concerns expressed in comments to the 2023 proposed hospice rule was the 5% cap on any future decreases in the wage index.
06/09/2022
Now’s the time to reassess your survey readiness as the challenges brought on by the pandemic may have caused a breakdown in key processes needed to avoid deficiencies.
06/09/2022
Some agencies have adapted their services to cater to the evolving needs of the patients they are seeing as a result of the pandemic. This approach has proven to not only reduce unnecessary hospitalizations but also attract new referrals.
06/09/2022
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued guidance reminding employers that discrimination against a person with caregiving responsibilities may be unlawful under a number of federal employment discrimination laws
06/09/2022
Agencies continue to experience condition-level deficiencies around care planning, quality assessment and agency organization.
06/08/2022
Patients with COPD will benefit from a "zone chart" for daily check-in.

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