Home Health Line
10/02/2017
Three U.S. Senators have written letters to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, seeking for the proposed Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) to be withdrawn.
10/02/2017
by: Home Care Pulse in Rexburg, Idaho
Agencies use a wide range of technologies, from remote monitoring to online portals, according to the 615 respondents to the 2017 Private Duty Benchmarking Study by Home Care Puse in Rexburg, Idaho. Some experts content smart speakers could some become a more popular tool.
09/25/2017
The way Texas and Florida agencies reacted to the recent catastrophic hurricanes should serve as a valuable lesson learned for all agencies when preparing for similar events and for complying with pending emergency preparedness Conditions of Participation (CoP).
09/25/2017
Agencies that have struggled with probe-and-educate reviews or pre-claim reviews now have another weapon in their arsenal to ensure documentation they’re seeking to submit meets Medicare’s requirements.
09/25/2017
Examine how frequently the primary diagnoses you list will be deemed “questionable encounter” codes under the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM). As needed, train staff to query physicians for more specific information so you can avoid red flags for auditors today that will lead to claims being bounced back under the HHGM.
09/25/2017
Get ready to collect as many as 15 new OASIS data elements involving cancer, respiration, IVs and tubes and nutritional approaches starting in 2019 if CMS finalizes a proposed change announced in the 2018 PPS rule.
09/25/2017
CMS has granted disaster-related exceptions under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs to home health agencies, hospices and many other types of providers in areas affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
09/25/2017
by: Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network
Under the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM), many ICD-10 codes agencies frequently use as a primary diagnosis for patients will be deemed “questionable encounters.”
09/25/2017
The following flow charts are the first two pages of a tool CMS created in September 2017 to ensure your agency's documentation meets Medicare requirements.
09/19/2017
During the Private Duty Platinum Awards event, professionals and organizations come together to highlight their work, be publicly recognized, celebrate successes and collectively recognize the high-level of work that makes a positive impact on the lives of their clients. The finalists and winners, as determined by an expert panel of judges, for DecisionHealth’s inaugural Platinum Awards – Private Duty, have been posted! 

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