Home Health Line
10/28/2021
Agencies trying to follow the law need to pay attention to reports of fraud and abuse in the industry, as these criminal charges and large settlements have only emboldened prosecutors — and state and federal investigators — as they focus their attention on home health providers.
10/28/2021
Clinicians go into every visit with a goal of helping a patient improve. But what happens when the patient and clinician goals don’t align?
10/28/2021
Hospice coders must give careful consideration to sequencing guidelines when assigning the primary diagnosis of a patient.
10/28/2021
Just under half (48%) of agency reps say they submit their OASIS to the state in five or fewer days, according to the 73 respondents to DecisionHealth’s 2021 Home Health Clinician Productivity survey.
10/28/2021
Use this audit tool to prepare your agency for nationwide Home Health Value Based Purchasing.
10/21/2021
A home health agency is allowed to ask whether its employees are vaccinated. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided this guidance, particularly singling out home health agencies as an example.
10/21/2021
Managing clinician productivity has been complicated by the pandemic. As the average number of daily visits slowly decreases over time, it’s more important than ever that agencies balance clinician satisfaction with lofty expectations for seeing more patients.
10/21/2021
Agencies should consider mapping out territories and assigning clinicians to specific areas as a way to increase productivity among staff.
10/21/2021
The number of clinician visits continued to decline in the results of the 2021 Clinician Productivity Survey.
10/21/2021
Within each company is a unique culture defined by the people within it. At the same time, several important qualities span many different organizations to contribute to their upbeat natures.

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