Home Health Line
04/15/2013
While home care agencies should be wary of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and its interest in employment policies and handbooks, they may be able to rest a bit easier if the courts continue to rule in employers’ favor.
 
04/15/2013
CMS still is considering a requirement that home health agencies have surety bonds as a way to help the government recover overpayments and discourage fraud.
04/09/2013
These are the first 10 pages of a sample admission booklet compiled by MedForms in Nashville, Tenn.
04/08/2013
CMS will no longer require you to apply a modifier to visits not ordered by the certifying physician for episodes starting on or after July 1.
 
04/08/2013
Agencies are reporting that family caregivers increasingly ask them for long-term care for their loved ones, citing the recent class action settlement to end the improvement standard in Medicare. Make sure your field staff are prepared for those conversations to protect your agency from legal action for discrimination or abandonment.
 
04/08/2013
Make sure your clinicians have all the information they need to compile a comprehensive, up-to-date clinical record for each patient. Citations for G236 remain among the most common CMS survey deficiencies and they could trigger hefty penalties thanks to the final 2013 PPS rule.
 
04/08/2013
CMS will no longer require you to apply a modifier to visits not ordered by the certifying physician for episodes starting on or after July 1.
 
04/08/2013
Agencies are reporting that family caregivers increasingly ask them for long-term care for their loved ones, citing the recent class action settlement to end the improvement standard in Medicare. Make sure your field staff are prepared for those conversations to protect your agency from legal action for discrimination or abandonment.
 
04/08/2013
Make sure your clinicians have all the information they need to compile a comprehensive, up-to-date clinical record for each patient. Citations for G236 remain among the most common CMS survey deficiencies and they could trigger hefty penalties thanks to the final 2013 PPS rule.
 
04/08/2013
The list of CMS’ most frequently cited standards looks much like it did last year, with two plan of care-related standards among the top three.
 

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