Home Health Line
07/07/2008
Gov. Charlie Crist signed Florida’s new licensing amendments into law on June 30, as reported on the governor’s Web site. The requirements, which took effect July 1, aim to end
07/07/2008
Home health agencies accredited by the Joint Commission will need to start providing medication lists to patients, caregivers and physicians upon discharge, a step that agencies say could add to
07/07/2008
Senate Democrats and Republicans left Washington for their July 4 break without resolving a Medicare bill impasse that centers on reductions in payments for all Medicare Advantage plans and a
07/07/2008
Home health agencies report a 2.8% average annualized improvement in quality from 1994 to 2005; only hospitals report a better improvement at 2.9%, according to the 2007 National Healthcare Quality
07/07/2008
It’s not enough that Medicare is paying physicians an aveIn a request for comments on such a reduction in both cert and recert payments, CMS suggests it would be justified
07/07/2008
The extra time it takes to educate clinicians about the new OASIS and coding requirements triggered by the 2008 PPS has slowed productivity for some HHAs, according to HHL’s 2008
06/30/2008
Changes in Florida’s home health licensing requirements aimed at ending payments for referrals are expected to receive Gov. Charlie Crist’s signature at any minute. But even before the governor signs,
06/30/2008
Substitute OT visits for aide visits under PPS 2008 and your outcomes and episode payments will improve.
06/30/2008
Consider purchasing wireless aircards, protected by virtual private networks, to safely transfer patient information from point-of-care devices back to the agency’s main computer.
06/30/2008
HHAs can provide therapy to patients who attend adult day care only if the home health services are provided in the patient’s home.

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