Home Health Line
01/26/2023
CMS provided further guidance on answering N0415 (High-risk drug classes: use and indication), an item that has been raising a lot of questions for clinicians in the early days of OASIS-E.
01/26/2023
The PDGM clinical group with the highest 60-day acute care hospitalization rate is “MMTA-Infectious,” for Medicare FFS patients in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2022.
01/26/2023
Agencies are facing claim rejections due to CMS reactivating error code 31755 — with specific requirements for the date on the 0023 revenue code line.
01/26/2023
Examine the way you’re currently using noncompete agreements after the FTC has proposed a national ban on noncompetes. You may find your agreements already exceed what is allowed by the law.
01/26/2023
Review the record of each patient to look for trends in 60-day acute care hospitalizations as national HHVBP gets underway. For example, reexamining hospitalizations might show that patients under the care of a certain clinician are more likely to be admitted.
01/26/2023
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh recently confirmed that three OSHA health care rulemakings are priorities for the Labor Department: a permanent health care COVID-19 standard, a proposed infectious disease standard and a rulemaking to address workplace violence in health care and social services.
01/18/2023
CMS is encouraging agencies to conduct a strategic review of quality, performance and development and implement an action plan to address identified opportunities for improvement.
01/18/2023
A recent $22.9 million settlement in a kickback case involving a home health company and its medical directors provides an important reminder to agencies trying to play by the rules.
01/18/2023
An on-call service can be a key part of keeping your patients out of the hospital and ER, and potentially impact your overall rating in patient surveys.
01/18/2023
Texting can improve productivity and the patient experience by eliminating time waiting on phone calls, and also it ensures efficient communication with patient changes, handoffs and schedules that can help to reduces the risk for errors.

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