COVID-19 CHANGES THE RULES FOR HOME HEALTH PROVIDERS
To help home health agencies stay informed with the latest CMS updates, waivers, and changes regarding in the COVID-19 pandemic, we have compiled a list [...]
Home Health Articles and Information
CMS ANNOUNCES OASIS E
CMS just released the draft version of OASIS E. According to CMS, the No pay RAP, OASIS E, and Proposed 5-day Rap Penalty will be implemented on January [...]
EXPANSION OF TELEHEALTH WITH 1135 WAIVER
The expansion of telehealth under the 1135 waiver allows physician's to bill for remote visits. This includes the home health face to face visit. [...]
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 HIGH COST OF LOW FUNCTIONAL SCORES
The cost of an inaccurate functional assessment is high under PDGM. Understanding how to score the OASIS functional portion is imperative for your HHA. [...]
RECOVERING YOUR THERAPY MARGINS
Recovering “therapy margins” requires increases in productivity, not efficiency. Efficiency is doing the same with less. Productivity is doing more with the same. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]