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NEW NEIGHBORS IN HOME HEALTH

As home health providers prepare for HHVBP in 2022, our industry needs to be aware of other provider types who are seeking to take a share of in-home care. [...]

September 14, 2021 By Michael McGowan PDGM, Value-based care, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, OASIS, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

TELEVISIT SUCCESS STORY

One agency shares how it started doing telehealth visits and why they will never look back [...]

October 13, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Therapy, Home Health, Quality assurance, Telehealth, OASIS, 5-Day RAP Penalty Read More Full Blog

RAP UPDATE FOR 2021

The no pay RAP in 2021 will also include a change from first billable visits for subsequent periods of care. [...]

October 06, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Home Health, OASIS, 5-Day RAP Penalty Read More Full Blog

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. [...]

September 08, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, RCD, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, OASIS, ICD-10 Coding 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

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. [...]

May 04, 2020 By OperaCare PDGM, Value-based care, Outcomes, Home Health, OASIS Read More Full Blog

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 [...]

March 20, 2020 By Michael McGowan PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, OASIS Read More Full Blog

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. [...]

February 01, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, RCD, Home Health, Quality assurance, OASIS Read More Full Blog

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. [...]

January 06, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Co-morbidity, Home Health, Quality assurance, OASIS Read More Full Blog

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. [...]

December 16, 2019 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Home Health, Quality assurance, OASIS Read More Full Blog
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