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DOES YOUR DOCUMENTATION SHOW A SKILLED NEED?

One of the most common causes of denials in home health audits is failure to show or maintain a patient's skilled need. [...]

March 25, 2021 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

AUDIT PROOF HOMEBOUND DOCUMENTATION

One of the most common causes of denials in home health audits is failure to appropriately document homebound status. [...]

March 18, 2021 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

HOME HEALTH AUDITS ARE UP AND RUNNING

Home health ADR, TPE and UPIC audits have resumed and are on the rise for 2021. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has 5 active work-plans in place. [...]

March 10, 2021 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Telehealth, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

OASIS TRAINING THAT WORKS!!

The OASIS is long and complex. OASIS training is usually ineffective. Learn how to train your clinician to complete the OASIS correctly every time. [...]

February 24, 2021 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Scribing, Home Health Care Read More Full Blog

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
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