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Importance of Image and Respect for Home Health Recruitment and Retention

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The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health. Clinical assessments.

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Home Health Agencies Face Financial Burden of Proposed CMS Payment Cut

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes a decrease in Medicare reimbursement for home health agencies by 4.2% CMS expected PDGM to drive changes in clinical group coding, comorbidity coding, and low utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) threshold. All-Payer Policy for Home Health Quality Reporting.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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Comprehensive education for home health staff is vital to boost performance under HHVBP, observed Relias Director of Post-Acute Care Solutions Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN. Hospices should also be concerned about care coordination. Busy clinical managers can’t bear the documentation burden alone.

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12 Days of Compliance Countdown

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Tis the season for evaluating training programs and checking everything twice to make sure you’re on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ and The Joint Commission’s nice lists. These quick refreshers benefit your employees, those you care for, and your bottom line. They’re not always right in front of a computer.