Home Health Line
05/29/2019
The national turnover rate for private duty caregivers in 2018 ballooned to 81.6% — by far the highest turnover rate in the 10 years Home Care Pulse of Rexburg, Idaho, has tracked this data.
05/29/2019
A revised CMS memorandum on OASIS-D1 sheds light on when to use the new version of the OASIS, including a special allowance designed to accommodate the transition to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
05/29/2019
CMS’ latest quarterly refresh of Hospice Compare data comes with additional information designed to let consumers know more detail about specific hospices.
05/29/2019
In the May 23 refresh of Hospice Compare, providers nationwide scored 85.3% on the “Hospice and palliative care composite process measure.”
05/29/2019
by: Home Care Pulse, Rexburg, Idaho
The median turnover rate for caregivers in 2018 was 81.6%, according to Home Care Pulse of Rexburg, Idaho. Home Care Pulse’s 2019 Home Care Benchmarking Study includes responses from 688 providers representing more than 1,100 locations
05/22/2019
Strong documentation is key in home health, and implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) will add a new level of urgency to improvement in this area, industry experts contend.
05/22/2019
Ensure clinicians fully understand how to respond to M2003 (Medication follow-up) when filling out the OASIS. The item has taken on greater importance because it’s part of a measure that is now publicly reported on Home Health Compare.
05/22/2019
Agencies seeking to pass CMS’ Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) with flying colors should select the pre-claim review option and ensure they gather all the detail necessary to outline why patients are homebound.
05/22/2019
The number of agencies earning five stars in the quality of care star ratings ticked upward in the most recent quarterly refresh of Home Health Compare.
05/22/2019
CMS is conducting data analysis to prepare for possible introduction of star ratings on Hospice Compare.

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