Home Health Line
12/07/2023
Only 9% of agencies scored “better than the national rate” for the measure Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization
(PPH).
11/30/2023
As referral rejections reach a new high, it’s important to continue to track referrals, response time, acceptance and denial rates and handle any rejections gently to avoid losing future business. 
11/30/2023
New and updated guidance from the OASIS quarterly Q&As is making its way into the 2024 OASIS-E Guidance Manual, giving clinicians all of the guidance included in the quarterly updates in one place.
11/30/2023
A large number of home health and home care agencies need to take steps now to protect themselves from the recently expanded definition of “joint employer” by The National Labor Relations Board.
11/30/2023
Agencies should pay close attention to their fall interventions as recent Care Compare data showed improvement on quality measures except for the measure regarding falls. 
11/30/2023
Agencies have seen improvement year-over-year in several publicly reported Care Compare quality measures, with the noteable exception of preventing falls with major injury, according to calendar year 2022 data released in the October refresh of Home Health Care Compare.
11/16/2023
Your next great hire probably isn’t even looking for a job. That’s why it’s important to share your next opening on social media to attract applicants who may be ready for more hours or a better opportunity, and just haven’t realized it yet. 
11/16/2023
As HHVBP continues to take hold nationwide, one area to focus OASIS efforts may be on item M1850 (Transferring) as this item impacts payments from a few different angles.
11/16/2023
Home health agencies often get so caught up in caring for patients that it can be difficult to see when hospice and palliative care may be more appropriate. If patients don’t get the hospice care when they need it, it could cause a risk for hospitalization. 
11/16/2023
Certain hospices and home health agencies have until December 5 to collect and report employee demographic data to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to comply with the mandated EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection. Agencies that don’t comply with this requirement can face fines, and even jail time.

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