Is When Your Agency Codes Important?
In pre-coding, the ICD-10 coding is completed when the referral is received BEFORE the clinician does the intake visit. [...]
Home Health Articles and Information
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. [...]
PDGM NEVER WENT AWAY: CMS'S OVERHAUL OF HOME HEALTH IS STILL HAPPENING
Now that the country is on the verge of “opening up” we need to refocus on the massive changes PDGM is bringing to home health. [...]
CMS ANNOUNCES OASIS E
CMS just released the draft version of OASIS E. According to CMS, the No pay RAP, OASIS E, and Proposed 5-day Rap Penalty will be implemented on January [...]
RCD AND PDGM COMMONALITIES
PDGM and RCD both require increased compliance and efficiency to thrive. If you are thriving in PDGM you will thrive in RCD. [...]
THE COMORBIDITY QUESTION
Co-morbidity's in home health are used to determine payment in PDGM. Just because a co-morbidity exists does not mean it should be a HHAs care plan. [...]
PDGM AND CARE PLANNING
The who, what, when, and why of care planning in value-based home health care. Diagnosis and evidence-based care plans increase STARS scores and outcomes. [...]
PDGM AND THERAPY UTILIZATION
Today's blog has tips to help your HHAs therapy utilization is managed to meet your patient’s needs based on patient data as well as your HHAs margins. [...]
OASIS STRATEGIES FOR ACCURATE FUNCTIONAL SCORES
OASIS accuracy is more important than ever in PDGM. These four things that will ensure accurate OASIS and consistent margins in PDGM. [...]
FREE RANGE NURSING IN PDGM AND RCD
HHAs provide basic OASIS training before clinicians become “Free Range Nurses” and they hope for the best. Clinical structure is required for PDGM success. [...]