Home Health Line
12/14/2023
It’s important to know if patients are vaccinated for the flu, but the most recent update on Care Compare shows a decline in how often agencies are determining a patient’s flu vaccine status. 
12/14/2023
Take another look at your processes around fall prevention and fall reporting as the latest OIG report targeting home health will put new scrutiny on agency efforts to prevent major falls in 2024 and beyond. 
12/14/2023
One of the most common mistakes during a quality review with M1870 is mistaking “meal set-up” as “meal prep."
12/14/2023
Agencies that are ignoring these resources risk learning in late 2024 that their payments for 2025 home health services have been cut by as much as 5% because of poor performance compared to outcomes nationally.
12/14/2023
When replacing the primary diagnosis in the second 30-day period, make sure you’re accurately disposing the previous primary diagnosis — whether it remains an issue for the patient and included in care going forward or it’s resolved altogether.
12/14/2023
The percentage of Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries — aged 65 and up — who received a flu vaccine at the start of the season is down significantly from highs seen during the pandemic.
12/07/2023
Anticipate your patient’s needs to see improvement on the new publicly reported preventable hospitalizations measure on Care Compare. 
12/07/2023
As agencies trim budgets to prepare for upcoming payment cuts, some are turning to automation tools to save time and money during the onboarding and recruitment process.
12/07/2023
It can be challenging to settle on a primary diagnosis when a patient has more than one diagnosis that could qualify as primary under PDGM.
12/07/2023
It can be tempting to hire just anybody when your agency is understaffed, but rethinking your interactions with new staff from recruiting through hiring can make a dramatic difference in retention. 

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