Home Health Line
04/13/2018
The following questions on issues surrounding the one-clinician rule were submitted directly to CMS by DecisionHealth. Below are the questions and the responses provided by CMS.
04/11/2018
The following is a list of the 31 home health agencies that have achieved 5-star ratings in quality each quarter from July 2015 through April 2018.
04/09/2018
Infection control is a key feature in the draft interpretive guidelines for the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs). The guidelines further highlight the need for agencies to revisit current policies, ensure staff understanding is up to par and implement an infection control program if you don’t already have one in place.
04/09/2018
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar about the revised home health payment model and the Budget Act of 2018, agencies asked questions of attorney Robert Markette of Indianapolis-based Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman. Here are some of his answers.
04/09/2018
When identifying where to concentrate the bulk of your time and energy to identify gaps in compliance with the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), pay close attention to the Level I and II standards CMS has outlined.
04/09/2018
Create an employee rewards program that uses your scheduling software to track points for behaviors including clocking in on time, taking over shifts as needed, calling office staff’s attention to client issues and unsolicited compliments from clients.
04/09/2018
A final rule posted April 2 will open up new business opportunities for private duty agencies to contract with Medicare Advantage plans to provide services such as cooking and light housekeeping as a supplemental benefit.
04/09/2018
by: 2016 Private Duty Benchmarking Study by Home Care Pulse in Rexburg, Idaho
Gift cards and hand-written thank you cards are the most common ways agencies recognize caregivers, according to the 615 respondents of the 2016 Private Duty Benchmarking Study by Home Care Pulse in Rexburg, Idaho.
04/02/2018
To ensure communication and consistency across assessments, have physical therapists cross-train nurses on setting discharge goals. This will help agencies prepare for OASIS-D items GG0170 (Mobility) and GG0130 (Self-care).
04/02/2018
To help comply with the new patient rights requirements in the revised Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), agencies should train intake employees to ask key questions about patients and their representatives.

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