It’s 2021, so it’s no surprise that artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly growing in the healthcare industry. A recently published survey on home health care revealed meaningful insights into many agencies’ challenges and areas of growth. The 2021 Home Health Care News Outlook Survey… Read More »[TECH] Transforming Home Health Care with AI
With the Patient-Driven Grouping Model (PDGM) ruling out therapy volume as a driving factor for reimbursements, home health agencies are challenged to explore ways to optimize utilization and revenue base. The new Medicare Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) benefit, which took effect on January 1st,… Read More »[HIT] The New Home Infusion Therapy Benefit, Explained
A recent survey covering the home health industry reveals the greatest challenges in the year ahead, areas of expense specifically related to the COVID-19 pandemic, technology adoption, and areas of growth and efficiency, among other findings. Key takeaway Staffing remains the single most challenging… Read More »2021 Top Challenges and Opportunities in Home Health
The new no-pay Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) requirement is perhaps the most notable change home health agencies have had to prepare for in compliance with the CY2021 Home Health Final Rule, which took effect January 1st. As agencies are getting into the rhythm of… Read More »New RAP Filing Tips That Actually Work
CMS has anticipated that home health agencies will adjust their documentation and coding practices under PDGM. As a response, CMS will implement a negative behavioral adjustment of 4.36% (based on final rule) to all episodes under the new payment model. According to the final rule… Read More »7 Tips to Help You Recover From PDGM’s Behavioral Adjustment
The primary function of the OASIS Encoder is to accurately encode OASIS charts and answer M-items and GG-codes with information from the Encoding Form and the provided referral documents guided by client set protocols. To be successful in this role you will need: Bachelor’s Degree… Read More »OASIS Encoder
To support compliance with Medicare’s new Conditions of Participation (CoPs), Kinnser’s new Progress to Goals feature was introduced to promote patient-specific and measurable goal tracking. While it purportedly offers more efficient documentation, it has also presented challenges for some agencies adjusting to the new functionality.… Read More »Optimizing Your New Progress to Goals Feature
