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. [...]
Home Health Articles and Information
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
PDGM PRACTICAL
The new metrics of success in PDGM. A look at length of stay, service utilization, outcomes, revenue and late episodes. [...]
SHOULD HOME HEALTH TAKE NOTICE OF THERAPY CARNAGE IN PDPM?
PDPM seems to be making a therapy impact in SNFs. Prepare now by learning 5 ways your HHA can continue to provide therapy for patients who need it in PDGM. [...]
CATS AND HOME HEALTH HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU THINK
The volume to value change started years ago. STARS, APMs, HHVBP, TPE are all ways CMS has been moving agencies to show they are providing value in care. [...]
PDGM, BILLING AND OCCURRENCE CODES
Occurrence codes 61 and 62 optional on final claims for inpatient care 14 days prior to home health. Occurrence code 50 required for claim processing [...]
REVIEW CHOICE DEMONSTRATION
The review choice demonstration gives providers three ways to comply. In this blog we review the good and bad of call three choices. [...]
ICD-10 CODING CHANGES WITHOUT AN OASIS ASSESSMENT IN PDGM?
ICD-10 codes can be changed without a significant change in condition (SCIC) or RFA 05 in a home health episode under the PDGM grouping model. [...]