Home Health Line
07/03/2017
Consider sending a fake message to track which employees open an attachment or click on a link they shouldn’t. Then use the recent massive WannaCry ransomware attack as a teaching moment on what can happen if a virus infects your system.
06/29/2017
Have a quality assurance nurse review all patients on start of care to make sure clinicians are using the right visit frequency for at-risk patients.
06/29/2017
Think of M2005 (Medication intervention) as a two-part question and resist the urge to automatically enter response “0 – No” without careful thought when there are no medication issues during an episode of care.
06/29/2017
One in four direct care workers are immigrants, according research by Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI).
06/28/2017
Here is an example of when agencies should use “0 – No” for M2005 (Medication intervention).
06/26/2017
Your agency has gone through the quality assessment piece of QAPI and identified areas that need improvement. Now what?
06/26/2017
It’s too early to tell how the many items post-acute providers are testing as a result of the IMPACT Act will be finalized — and what items might be removed from the OASIS to avoid duplicative questions.
06/26/2017
by: DecisionHealth
Is your agency’s back office adequately equipped to efficiently process Medicare and other claims? Melinda Gaboury, CEO of Healthcare Provider Solutions in Nashville, Tenn., offers the following guidance to help agencies with billing.
06/26/2017
The importance of online reviews continues to grow for potential home care customers — and as a result, it has become increasingly important for agencies to manage their reputation online.
06/26/2017
During a June 20 MLN Connects call, CMS outlined several incentives for home health agencies and other providers to participate in a national test of IMPACT Act measures, CMS outlined several incentives for providers to participate.

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