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. [...]
Home Health Articles and Information
TeleVisit Success Story
One agency shares how it started doing telehealth visits and why they will never look back [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
FOUR THINGS TO DOCUMENT FOR AUDIT PROOF MAINTENANCE CARE
The four things that must to charted on every maintenance care patient. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]