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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

PDGM AND THERAPY UTILIZATION

Today's blog has tips to help your HHAs therapy utilization is managed to meet your patient’s needs based on patient data as well as your HHAs margins. [...]

December 02, 2019 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Therapy, Home Health, 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

OASIS STRATEGIES FOR ACCURATE FUNCTIONAL SCORES

OASIS accuracy is more important than ever in PDGM. These four things that will ensure accurate OASIS and consistent margins in PDGM. [...]

November 18, 2019 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Therapy, Home Health, Quality assurance, OASIS Read More Full Blog

FREE RANGE NURSING IN PDGM AND RCD

HHAs provide basic OASIS training before clinicians become “Free Range Nurses” and they hope for the best. Clinical structure is required for PDGM success. [...]

November 13, 2019 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Compliance, Home Health, Quality assurance, Scribing, OASIS Read More Full Blog

MARKETING / COMMUNITY LIAISONS TAKE A VITAL ROLE IN PDGM

Marketers must ensure home health referrals contain a face to face with correct ICD-10 coding, medical necessity and home bound status, and H&P, in PDGM. [...]

November 11, 2019 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, RCD, Co-morbidity, Home Health, ICD-10 Coding Read More Full Blog

5 CHANGES YOUR AGENCY MUST MAKE NOW FOR SUCCESS IN PDGM

5 changes for success in PDGM, RCD and the coming 5 day RAP penalty; including collaboration, OASIS accuracy, using data, care planning and census. [...]

November 01, 2019 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C PDGM, Home Health, Quality assurance, OASIS Read More Full Blog

CURRENT MARGINS IN A PDGM PAYMENT MODEL

Systematized efficiency in clinical practice paralleling the best practices of the rest of the Medicare continuum will enable home health's PDGM success. [...]

October 22, 2019 By Michael McGowan PDGM, Value-based care, Home Health, Scribing, OASIS Read More Full Blog

PDGM PRACTICAL

The new metrics of success in PDGM. A look at length of stay, service utilization, outcomes, revenue and late episodes. [...]

October 14, 2019 By Kristi Bajer, BSN, RN, COS-C Read More Full Blog
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