Home Health Line
05/27/2021
If not resolved, OASIS disagreements can lead to clinician dissatisfaction and ultimately cost you qualified staff. There are ways to overcome these disputes and keep the clinicians happy throughout the process.
05/27/2021
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced in April a $28,246 civil settlement with a home health agency for allegedly employing a manager who was on a Medicare excluded list.
05/27/2021
After the CDC recently reduced its mask requirements for people fully vaccinated from COVID-19, employers are asking about possible changes to their own mask and vaccination policies.
05/27/2021
Half of home health coders are also responsible for quality improvement and OASIS review, according to the 219 respondents to Decision Health’s annual salary survey.
05/21/2021
Experts answer questions on some of the hot topics in home health, including the latest survey activity, primary diagnosis requirements, physician’s orders best practices and more.
05/20/2021
The notice of admission, expected to replace RAPs beginning January 1, 2022, will be submitted just once establishing the agency as the primary provider.
05/20/2021
Agencies will have to carefully document exception requests when facing penalties for filing a late RAP.
05/20/2021
CMS recently issued a final rule extending and changing the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model, which was implemented to support better and more efficient care for beneficiaries who are undergoing inpatient surgeries for hip and knee replacements.
05/20/2021
Agencies looking to grow revenue and address quality scores can start with reviewing and addressing missed visits, either due to the patient or clinician.
05/20/2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) announcement that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can shed their masks in many settings, including indoors, no doubt came as welcome news to mask-weary workers, but employers are warned not to relax rules too quickly.

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