Home Health Line
01/03/2011

Increased audits by government contractors will cause 41% of agencies to step up their internal auditing of claims and patient charts to improve compliance and withstand reviews.

01/03/2011

As the likelihood for home health IT incentives increases, agencies will explore ways to link their electronic records with other providers as part of health information exchanges.

01/03/2011

HHL would like to thank these industry leaders who were kind enough to share their insights into the state of the home health industry in 2011 and beyond:Judy Adams, president/CEO,

12/20/2010

The 2011 PPS final rule has shortened the mandatory waiting time for ownership changes to occur after Medicare registration or after a previous ownership change.

12/20/2010

Your agency could be the subject of a wrongful termination lawsuit if you fire an employee for posting disparaging comments on his or her Facebook page.

12/20/2010

Frequent case conferences and creative scheduling strategies are the key to compliance with CMS’ therapy reassessment requirements when multiple therapy disciplines are involved, agencies say.

12/20/2010
Home health agencies are working for quick responses to the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HH-CAHPS) survey, but they must strike a delicate balance between educating
12/20/2010

The Medicaid recovery audit contractors (RACs) should be based on a model similar to the federal RAC program and be fully active by April 1, a proposed rule released Nov.

12/20/2010

New therapy documentation requirements will cause more therapists to migrate out of home health, forcing agencies to spend more money to recruit and retain them.

12/13/2010

Congress seems unlikely to give the industry a holiday gift by postponing the face-to-face encounter requirement, even though the requirement continues to confuse – and trouble – many agency managers.

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