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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

AVOIDING THE 5-DAY RAP PENALTY IN 2021

These two common causes of a RAP penalty can be avoided in 2021 [...]

October 20, 2020 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Co-morbidity, Home Health, 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

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

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
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