Home Health Line
06/14/2010

When conducting a HIPAA risk assessment, agencies should weigh the likelihood that the threat would occur with the potential impact.

06/14/2010

Rainbow Hospice in Park Ridge, Ill., is one of the latest providers to be added to the HHS list of security breaches affecting more than 500 people.

06/14/2010

Heightened scrutiny from Medicare anti-fraud contractors has forced Oakwood Home Care in Allen Park, Mich., to become more diligent in its pre-billing audits in recent months.

06/14/2010
Surgical wounds healing by primary intention can change to healing by secondary intention if dehiscence or interruption of the incision occurs.
06/14/2010
When discharging a patient on a multi-discipline case, Wilson County Home Health’s clinicians notify the other clinicians via e-mail on their BlackBerries.
06/07/2010

In 2009, the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey was looking for a new chief strategy officer to oversee business development for the 1,700 employee agency.

06/07/2010

The final changes to the FY2011 ICD-9-CM code set shows further evidence of a drive toward greater specificity in advance of the transition to ICD-10, coding experts say.

06/07/2010

Timeline for claims may be shorter than expected. The shorter, 12-month period for filing Medicare claims after the date of service (HHL 4/12/10) actually could be as little as 10

06/07/2010

Home health agencies are doing better in challenging adverse administrative law judge rulings these days. The reason is an unexpected source of help – the Medicare appeals council.

06/07/2010

A House of Representatives vote to avoid the 21% reduction in what Medicare pays for physician services, including care-plan oversight and home health certification/recertification, doesn’t mean the issue finally has

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