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The list of V codes that trigger case-mix points expanded October 1 to include three new codes describing the prophylactic use of drugs affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels. Because...
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While V15.88, History of fall, has long been approved for use in both M0230 and M0240, if you rarely list it in the primary spot, you’re in good company. Code...
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Code uncontrolled diabetes only when the physician specifically notes the diabetes is “uncontrolled” or “out of control,” in keeping with the official Coding Guidelines. Remember, these terms differ from “poorly...
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Start training your clinicians now on the new OASIS, OASIS-C. A final version of the document, which contains up to 30 new process measures, will be released as early as...
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You will receive your full market basket update for 2009 only if you submitted your Home Health Compare quality data....
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Agencies will need to spend thousands of dollars on staff training before the scheduled 2011 implementation of ICD-10 changes, experts say....
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The Nov. 4 general election increased House and Senate Democratic majorities and put Democrat Barack Obama, an outspoken supporter of pro-union legislation, in the Oval Office....
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Private duty agencies could double their revenue by taking a closer look at how they motivate and compensate their salespeople, says veteran home care and sales consultant Michael Giudicissi. This...
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Implement a competency exam for potential hires that tests for the necessary caregiver skills and personality traits and you will increase your agency’s retention rate by 20% in less than...
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More information is seeping out about home health fraud in the Miami area, and CMS’s decision to suspend Medicare payments to 10 agencies with high levels of suspicious outlier claims...
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CMS released its newly refined OASIS-C draft on Nov. 19 giving agencies a closer look at what could be required as soon as 2010....
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Hospital discharge data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality seem to support the widespread belief among home health managers that faster hospital discharges have meant referrals of sicker...
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