TELEMEDICINE IN HOME HEALTH IS A GOOD IDEA
Telemedicine is not billable for home health providers. Here is why your agency should do it anyway. [...]
Home Health Articles and Information
COVID-19 INFECTION CONTROL AND CLEAN BAG TECHNIQUE
Home health clinicians know infection control is always important. But with COVID-19 in our communities, infection control is more crucial than ever. [...]
COVID-19 EDUCATION FOR PATIENTS
Providing education for patients now can help relieve anxiety and make sure they know what to do if faced with symptoms or a COVID-19 diagnosis. [...]
COVID-19 CALM BEFORE THE STORM
If your HHA is facing a dramatic loss of referrals, what you do now to make sure you are prepared to be pivotal in your community is crucial. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]