Home Health Line
08/18/2022
Anytime an agency gives money or a gift to a referral source or patient it can be seen as a bribe, so agencies need to tread lightly when it comes to giving or receiving anything that could be considered a kickback.
08/18/2022
As the world continues to reunite, we are all different then we once were. We now have different needs and priorities, and employees have come to learn it’s OK to openly share them in the workplace — especially when it comes to mental health.
08/18/2022
08/11/2022
Proposed cuts to Medicare payments next year, with more cuts possible in the near future, may impact the M&A market down the road. But, for now, demand for home health agencies remains high.
08/11/2022
Having an effective clinical documentation improvement program may be key as home health faces an increase in third-party scrutiny related to additional documentation requests and the Review Choice Demonstration.
08/11/2022
Use the top five issues with non-affirmation in RCD states to assess your agency's audit risk.
08/11/2022
The most common reason for denial of Hospice General Inpatient Care (GIP) under a recent review was “Hospice General Inpatient Reduction — Services not reasonable and necessary.”
08/11/2022
This graph shows the general trends in transactions made in the certified home health and hospice industries, as well as non-medical home care agencies, from 2018 through the second quarter of 2022.
08/11/2022
The most common reason for denial, “Hospice General Inpatient Reduction — Services not Reasonable and Necessary” accounted for 29% or 165 of the denied claims.
08/03/2022
The hospice payment update for fiscal year 2023 climbed to 3.8% — an estimated increase in payments of $825 million from FY2022.

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