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Medicare's OASIS One Clinician Rule: What is this about?

Updated from previous article 1/3/2018:

Posted by Joy Joan E. De Castro, RN, MSN on May 12, 2022

What's the Difference between Advance Careplans & Advance Directives?

Documentation of a patient's Advance Care Planning was one of 3 new HOME HEALTH PROCESS MEASURES required under home health Value-based Purchasing in 2016.  Under Value-based Purchasing home health agencies are required to...

Posted by Melissa Cott on Mar 7, 2022

The One (1) Strategy Essential to Preventing ER Visits...

Home care providers can help hospitals reduce readmission rates during the critical 30 days following discharge from hospital. As a result, home care referrals are being given with positive patient outcomes in mind. Here are a few ideas for improving patient outcomes and reducing...

Posted by Melissa Cott on Jun 16, 2021

Exercising 2.5 Hours a Week May Slow Parkinson's Progression

Regular exercise can slow the progression of the disease.

FROM HEALTHDAY:  Parkinson's disease can cause tremors, stiffness and trouble with walking. But a new study suggests that regular exercise can slow the progression of the disease, MyHomecareBiz.com has learned.Even those with...

Posted by Peggy Mathews on Apr 3, 2019

Medicare Updates Home Health Re-Certification Requirements

Estimation of Duration of Services No Longer Required

Effective April 22, 2019, certifying physicians who sign patients' home health plan of care DO NOT need to estimate how long the patient will continue to need home health care.

Posted by Melissa Cott on Mar 26, 2019

6 Ways to Improve Face to Face for Home Health

In its February 2018 newsletter CGS Medicare reports that many physician certifications do not contain a statement documenting the date of the face-to-face for home health encounter. Most providers utilize the CMS485 form for the plan of care and physician certification. Does your...

Posted by Trevor Harris on Jan 31, 2019

Ace Your OASIS C2 Audit with Good Documentation

OASIS C2 - MyHomeCareBiz would like to take you back to the basics of home health documentation because the professional responsibility related to this is an essential component of home healthcare.

Posted by Joy Joan E. De Castro, RN, MSN on Jan 16, 2018

2018 CoPs: (Draft) Interpretive Guidelines for §484.80 HHA Duties

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a draft of the Interpretive Guidelines to the final Conditions of Participation scheduled to be implemented January 13, 2018. CMS has asked for feedback on the Draft Interpretive Guidelines. The draft Interpretive Guidelines...

Posted by Melissa Cott on Jan 2, 2018