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You’ll no longer get case-mix points for the most commonly coded form of hypertension, 401.9 (Essential hypertension, unspecified), if CMS has its way....
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Move beyond only coding from the three case-mix loss groups in M1024 (payment diagnoses). You also can code a resolved condition in M1024 when a V code replaces the resolved...
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Do not code 907.0 (Late effect of intracranial injury without mention of skull fracture) for a late effect of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the primary slot because the...
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Improve your acute care hospitalization rate and increase admissions using a disease management program that includes identifying a focus area, providing ongoing staff education, and employing strategic scheduling....
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To justify therapy use in home health, CMS has proposed that therapists provide more detailed and more frequent documentation, which experts anticipate will add up to three hours of documentation...
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Ensure therapists are providing detailed documentation by holding them accountable through internal audits....
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Plans by hospitals and affiliated physician groups to create accountable care organizations are sprouting across the country....
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After conducting a risk assessment, you determine your agency’s therapy utilization and outlier patients put you at risk for scrutiny from Medicare auditors. What do you do now?...
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If Facebook is the way to keep your community informed about your agency’s events, LinkedIn may soon be the way to recruit your newest employees....
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The sputtering economy is causing potential private duty clients to hire caregivers privately, a practice that is negatively impacting agencies’ bottom lines, according to several private duty owners....
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You could add hundreds of hours and take in thousands in new revenue by tapping into a federal program that pays for private duty care for eligible war veterans and...
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Advertising may be one of the lowest priorities on many private duty agencies’ marketing to-do lists, but it can be a solid business driver....
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