Home Health Line
10/20/2022
Pointing to home care and other industries it has targeted due to misclassification, the DOL said the new proposed rule would tackle worker misclassification while preserving essential worker rights and providing consistency for regulated entities.
10/20/2022
If you’ve had an open position for months and are seeing little to no applications coming in, you may want to start at the top of your hiring funnel and make sure your job posting is firing on all cylinders.
10/20/2022
This list reveals the most effective home care caregiver recruitment sources and methods in 2021.
10/13/2022
CMS is putting an end to the COVID-19 Focused Infection Control tool in all uses, but surveyors are still going to be checking agency policies around infection prevention and control, hand hygiene and use of personal protective equipment through the standard survey process. 
10/13/2022
Agencies should educate staff now on the significance of the addition of A1110 (Language) to the OASIS-E assessment come Jan. 1, as details could improve care plan compliance and lead to better outcomes.
10/13/2022
Hospices looking to stay ahead of quality concerns are focusing their attention on key performance indicators (KPIs).
10/13/2022
In real time, assessing the FMLA can be extremely complicated, particularly if an employee is unwilling to cooperate in the appropriate process. That means clear, contemporaneous documentation is critical, as a recent appellate case demonstrates.
10/13/2022
Nationally, hospices are performing at 8.8 out of 10 points in the Hospice Care Index, according to CMS data reflecting eight quarters through September 2021, not including the first six months of 2020.
10/07/2022
Issues surrounding the face-to-face encounter make up the three most common denial/non-affirmation reasons under RCD. This continued trend reinforces the importance for agencies to develop and comply with solid face-to-face processes.
10/07/2022
As flu season is once again upon us, CMS is offering providers new guidance on vaccinating patients.

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