Home Health Line
03/08/2023
More than one third of agencies are cited for failing to meet the main QAPI requirement, according to 161 surveys from Fiscal Year 2021, the most recent data available.
03/01/2023
Conducting the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) has been one of the biggest struggles in the first two months since OASIS-E implementation.
03/01/2023
The new outcomes measure “Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization” will be added to Care Compare in October or as soon as technically feasible.
03/01/2023
Home health aides spend a lot of time in the home and in direct communication with their patients. Because of this, they can often provide beneficial insight into the patient’s abilities which can then be followed through with education provided by the clinicians.
03/01/2023
Clients don’t typically see schedulers face to face, but they are the individuals driving the business in a lot of ways, so it’s important to curb turnover and promote an environment that allows schedulers to grow the agency.
03/01/2023
On the question of whether patients improved in taking their medication, six states and territories reported average improvement under 75%, while six states reported improvement above 85%.
02/22/2023
The new OASIS-E item N0415 (High-risk drug classes: use and indication) might mean that clinicians need a reminder for additional documentation to explain why it’s needed and whether there are any indications.
02/22/2023
Stick to the language specified in CMS guidance to avoid one of the more frequent mistakes with initial certifications that is causing claim denials under medical review.
02/22/2023
Quality of patient care should be the focus for all hospice agencies in light of new surveyor guidance issued January 27.
02/22/2023
Consider whether a remote scribe service, either in house or contracted, may be able to assist with the paperwork as your clinicians work to learn the ins-and-outs of OASIS-E in the field.

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