Home Health Line
06/27/2011

The majority of listeners who asked questions at the end of CMS’ May 25 home health open-door forum were instructed to submit their queries to CMS via email in order to receive an answer. CMS shared with HHL the responses to several questions submitted by Mary St. Pierre, VP for regulatory affairs with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice.

06/27/2011

Arlynn Hansell, program manager of clinical excellence at American-Mercy Home Care in Cincinnati, developed this decision tree with Vickie Elkins from the reimbursement team at her agency’s parent company

06/27/2011
A mixture of new Medicare requirements and the ongoing OASIS-C learning curve has led to a dramatic loss in productivity among registered nurses.
06/20/2011

Every accountable care organization (ACO) should be required to include at least one home health agency to win Medicare approval, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice states in comments

06/20/2011

When Boca Home Care’s software vendor failed to properly integrate its existing back-office system with an add-on feature for new point-of-care devices, the agency’s vice president of operations embarked on

06/20/2011

This month, two Amedisys branches in Alabama and one in Kentucky became the first home health agencies in the country to receive a new home health accreditation from the Accreditation

06/20/2011

Agencies are increasingly developing social media policies to regulate what employees can say on Facebook and Twitter, but the limitations you establish could lead to trouble with the National Labor

06/20/2011

A government-sponsored study offers home care providers a screening tool intended to classify patients as “high risk/high priority,”“medium risk/medium priority or “low risk/low priority” in the event of an earthquake

06/20/2011

Medicaid-certified agencies can expect more questions about the compliance of personal care attendants with state qualifications. They also could face attempted recoupment of Medicaid dollars in cases where noncompliance is

06/20/2011

Use this checklist created by Margery Harvey-Griffith, vice president of operations at Boca Home Care in Boca Raton, Fla., to vet a software vendor candidate and determine if this company will be the best fit for your agency’s needs.

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