Home Health Line
08/11/2022
Having an effective clinical documentation improvement program may be key as home health faces an increase in third-party scrutiny related to additional documentation requests and the Review Choice Demonstration.
08/11/2022
Use the top five issues with non-affirmation in RCD states to assess your agency's audit risk.
08/11/2022
The most common reason for denial of Hospice General Inpatient Care (GIP) under a recent review was “Hospice General Inpatient Reduction — Services not reasonable and necessary.”
08/11/2022
This graph shows the general trends in transactions made in the certified home health and hospice industries, as well as non-medical home care agencies, from 2018 through the second quarter of 2022.
08/11/2022
The most common reason for denial, “Hospice General Inpatient Reduction — Services not Reasonable and Necessary” accounted for 29% or 165 of the denied claims.
08/03/2022
The hospice payment update for fiscal year 2023 climbed to 3.8% — an estimated increase in payments of $825 million from FY2022.
08/03/2022
The industry’s staffing shortage extends to hospital-owned agencies, so now may be the time to partner with those hospitals in your service area that have similar patient populations.
08/03/2022
Review your pandemic policies when weighing time off requests for COVID-19 and paid time off, especially as staff make their vacation requests and new COVID-19 variants continue to emerge.
08/03/2022
Agencies should implement concrete requirements for timely completion and finalization of OASIS data.
08/03/2022
In a home health setting, the subtle signs and symptoms of sepsis may go unnoticed by caregivers and family members, and the patient may be unable to articulate any discomfort.

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