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DOES YOUR DOCUMENTATION SHOW A SKILLED NEED?

One of the most common causes of denials in home health audits is failure to show or maintain a patient's skilled need. [...]

March 25, 2021 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

AUDIT PROOF HOMEBOUND DOCUMENTATION

One of the most common causes of denials in home health audits is failure to appropriately document homebound status. [...]

March 18, 2021 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

HOME HEALTH AUDITS ARE UP AND RUNNING

Home health ADR, TPE and UPIC audits have resumed and are on the rise for 2021. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has 5 active work-plans in place. [...]

March 10, 2021 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Telehealth, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

OASIS TRAINING THAT WORKS!!

The OASIS is long and complex. OASIS training is usually ineffective. Learn how to train your clinician to complete the OASIS correctly every time. [...]

February 24, 2021 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Scribing, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

RCD DELAYED FOR SOME, NOT FOR OTHERS

Agencies choosing to delay RCD and PCR may find themselves in postpayment review along with PCR in the future. [...]

August 25, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, RCD, PCR, Home Health, Quality assurance, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

HELP WITH GETTING THE GG ITEMS RIGHT

OASIS GG items do not correlate exactly with the traditional functional assessment in the M1800s.  Learn the difference and why it matters. [...]

August 18, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Outcomes, Home Health, Quality assurance, OASIS, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

IT'S TIME TO SEND CMS YOUR COMMENTS ON THE 2021 PROPOSED RULE

If you have been a little busy with pandemics and new payment models to see the 2021 proposed rule today's guest blogger reviews what matters most. [...]

August 04, 2020 By OperaCare Compliance, Home Health, Telehealth, Home Health Care, Final Rule, 5-Day RAP Penalty Read More Full Blog

RCD RETURNS

CMS announced last week that RCD is coming back “regardless of the state of the public health emergency”.  [...]

July 21, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, RCD, PCR, Home Health, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

HOW THE RAP/NOA PENALTY WORKS

RAPs will turn into NOAs. 5-day penalties will start 2021. Learn how the penalty is assessed and what exceptions are allowed. [...]

July 14, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C Home Health, COVID-19, Telehealth, Home Health Care, Final Rule, 5-Day RAP Penalty Read More Full Blog

HOME HEALTH'S TRANSITION TO MONTHLY BILLING

Learn the steps CMS is using to transition home health from split billing with a RAP to monthly billing with a NOA [...]

July 07, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C Home Health, COVID-19, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog
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