Home Health Line
02/21/2019
by: CMS
CMS has released the chart below to explain how the various HHRGs will be recorded under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
02/21/2019
by: CMS
CMS' diagram summarizes the case-mix system for the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), which takes effect on or after Jan. 1, 2020.
02/13/2019
Agencies are down to about 10 months to determine how to provide the right mix of services under a changing Medicare payment model that replaces the therapy maximizing reimbursement formula with a complex system of variables affecting payment.
02/13/2019
It’s vital for agencies to conform with physician orders because otherwise patient outcomes could be negatively affected and agencies can be cited on surveys.
02/13/2019
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about preparing for OASIS-D, agencies asked questions of industry expert Arlynn Hansell, owner of Therapy and More, LLC in Cincinnati. Here are some of her answers.
02/13/2019
HHS recently released suggested measures to protect health care businesses from cyberattacks on their electronic health record (EHR) systems and protected health information (PHI).
02/13/2019
The next ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting to discuss proposed modifications to ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes will be held March 5 and 6, according to a Feb. 5 Federal Register post from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
02/13/2019
by: HHL’s 2019 Trends Survey
In advance of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), about 82% of agencies plan to provide additional training to clinicians in 2019 about the importance of detailed documentation. That’s according to the 184 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2019 Trends Survey.
02/13/2019
by: CMS
CMS has released the chart below to explain how the various HHRGs will be recorded under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). 
02/06/2019
by: Megan Batty
Use these query forms, created by in 2017 by Megan Batty, HCS-D, as examples of how you can more effectively query physicians for necessary diagnostic detail. 

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