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How to Avoid the Financial Blow of 2021

I read an article this week about how funds from the CARES act and Payroll Protection Programs may have softened the financial blow predicted by PDGM. [...]

December 21, 2020 By Michael McGowan PDGM, Co-morbidity, Home Health, Quality assurance, 5-Day RAP Penalty 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

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

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

FOUR THINGS TO DOCUMENT FOR AUDIT PROOF MAINTENANCE CARE

The four things that must to charted on every maintenance care patient. [...]

May 26, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Outcomes, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Home Health Care, Maintenance Care 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

WHY HHAs MUST SHORTEN DAYS TO RAP / POC SUBMISSION TO SURVIVE PDGM

The average days to RAP is 12 in home health. This is half of the first period of care, causes billing to be behind, and could lead to unpaid claims if you are in an RCD state. [...]

December 02, 2019 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, PCR, Home Health, Quality assurance, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog
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