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How Patient Risks Sabotage the Home Health Admission

M1860 Ambulation/Locomotion: Make Sure PT Careplan Advances Star Ratings

The #1 Most Important Question to Answer on the Admission Visit

5 Procedures Every Patient Should Practice...Regardless of Diagnosis

OASIS E: Four (4) Questions on Patient Nutrition

OASIS-E: J0510 Pain Effect on Sleep...Medicare's Intent?

Home Health Best Practices for Reducing Hospitalizations

Performance Improvement Plan for M1400 Dyspnea/Shortness of Breath

Teach the Patient/Caregiver How to Take a Blood Pressure

Rule #3 for Preventing Re-Hospitalization? Retire the Answering Machine.

Rule #2 for Preventing Re-Hospitalization? Prepare Patient for Exacerbations.

Rule #1 for Preventing Re-Hospitalization? There's Someone to Teach.

OASIS-E O0110A: Are You Careplanning for Chemotherapy?

If Patient is Wheelchair-Bound Complete OASIS-E GG0170 Accordingly

Parkinson's Disease: Manage 'Freezing' Episodes...Oral Care

Teach Patients to Manage Insomnia

7 Different Careplans for OASIS M1870: Are You Using the Right One?

5 Tips for Optimizing Patient Recall

OASIS (M1033) Hospitalization Risks: Patient Teaching Plans

Hip Replacement: Assessment, Patient Teaching & Recall Guide

Teach Home Safety for OASIS-E B1000 Vision Deficit

Pain Management: PDGM Utilization Recommendations

Hip Replacement: 2024 PDGM Utilization Guidelines

To Be a 5-Star Agency, Pay Close Attention to Rehabilitation Potential

OASIS-E M1306 Pressure Ulcers: Home Health Careplan & Teaching

Guidance for OASIS M1041/6 Flu Vaccine

Long-Term Anti-Coagulation Therapy? Monitor 2 things...

Do Not Resuscitate - 4 Keys to Effective Patient Communication

Treating Insomnia in the Elderly: Home Health Careplan

Home Health Ethics: Explaining Patient Rights on Admission

OASIS M1720: Help Patients Manage Anxiety

OASIS M1330 Stasis Ulcers: Which Type are You Documenting?

7 Teaching Tips for Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy

OASIS M1860 Ambulation/Locomotion - Answer Indicated GG0170 Only

Patient Teaching for OASIS M1610 Urinary Incontinence

OASIS M1830 - Medicare Guidance for Assessing Bathing Ability

Improve Performance on OASIS M1800 Grooming, M1810/20 Dressing

6 Practical Tips for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease

M1860 Ambulation Deficit...Is PT Really Indicated?

PDGM Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Careplan

5 Facts About Urinary Tract Infection in the Elderly

COVID-19 Home Health Assessment & Careplan

Medicare Guidance for Completing OASIS M1850 Transferring

M1033 8 - Exhaustion: OASIS Hospital Admission Risk

Atrial Fibrillation: Home Health Assessment & Patient Teaching

‘Etiology’ and ‘Manifestation’ Home Health Coding on OASIS

A Patient with Swallowing Difficulties? Clinicians should know...

A Beginner's Guide to Home Health Billing

9 Differences Between LPNs and RNs

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Assessment & Careplan

OASIS M2020 Oral Medications: Medicare Guidance

Can Your Governing Body Answer These 10 Questions?

OASIS Guidance: M1600 UTI in the Past 14 Days?

6 Best Practices for Home Health Aides & Medications

OASIS M1840 - Guidelines for Assessing Toilet Transferring

Long-Term Steroid Use? Teach Five (5) Things

Emergency Preparedness: 6 Practical Steps for Daily HHA Management

Home Health CoPs: Emergency Preparedness Checklist

Does Your Annual Meeting Include These 11 (Required) Items?

PDGM Home Health Billing: Significant Change in Condition (SCIC)

The 12 Best In-Services for Home Health Aides

OASIS GG0170: Answer Only Indicated Transferring Questions

What's in Your Home Health Nursing Bag?

6 Goals for OASIS-D GG0130B Oral Hygiene

34 Work Simplification Strategies for Grooming, Dressing & Bathing

What's the Number One (#1) Secret to Success in Home Health Care?

OASIS-E: 30 Questions on Cancer, Dialysis, IV Antibiotics...

OASIS E: New Rules for M2010 High-Risk Medications

How to Perform Home Health Employee Evaluations

Infection Control Teaching for Home Health Patients

Patient Teaching Guides for Foley Catheter Care

Three (3) Steps to Effective Medication Teaching

2023 PDGM Utilization for Congestive Heart Failure

Best Practices for Completing M1342 OASIS – Surgical Wound

3 Steps to Effective Home Health QAPI

OASIS E Section N: Medications Will Require Additional Documentation

OASIS M1870: 3 Strategies to Assist with Feeding & Eating

Best Practices for Completing M1400 OASIS Dyspnea

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

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Home Health Care? Beware Outliers

Prevent Malnutrition in Home Health Patients

Diabetes & Foot Care: Do's & Don'ts

Consent for Application of Restraints in the Home Health Setting

CDC Coding Guidelines for COVID-19

Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD): How to Answer OASIS M1028

4 Exercises for the Chairbound to Improve Upper Body Strength

Are You Tracking These Four (4) Items For Infection Surveillance?

6 Ways to Improve Home Health Face to Face

7 Keys to Home Health Employee Retention

COPD: Do Field Staff Know The Fundamentals?

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

Are You Using Telehealth? There's No Scheduled End Date...

Best Practices for Completing OASIS M1630 Ostomy

3 Personal Safety Policies You Need for Clinicians Making Home Visits

Work Simplification Can Improve OASIS 1800-45

Home Health EMR: Everyone Needs to Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement

CABG (Cardiac Bypass Surgery) Recovery at Home

Home Health Aide Supervision...Right & Wrong

11 Screening Activities Before Hiring Home Health Aides

Pain Management: Think Outside the Box

12 New Mental Status Questions on OASIS-E

Does Your Home Health Orientation Include These 11 Policies?

OASIS E & PHQ2-9: Identifying a Depressive Disorder

OASIS E - M1610 Urinary Incontinence/Catheter Presence

Teach Patients to Manage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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

Home Health Careplan for End Stage Renal Failure (ESRD)

Short-Term Home Health Marketing Basics...

Are You Doing Enough for Patients with Depression & Anxiety?

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF): Teaching & Care Plan for Home Health

Busy Minds Fight Dementia in Home Health Care Patients

OASIS M1910 - Medicare Guidelines for Assessing Fall Risk

Dysphagia Diets? Home Health Clinicians Should Know...

Home Health Coding: Medicare Do's & Don'ts under PDGM

How to Get a Prior Authorization for Home Health Billing

COVID-19: Three (3) Requirements for (Early) Discharge Planning

COVID-19: Substitutions for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

COVID-19: Daily Management Plan for Home Health Agencies

COVID-19 & Home Health: Your Emergency Preparedness Plan

16 Home Health Nurse Safety Tips

Home Health Best Practices for COPD - SN Teaching and Care Plan

Home Health Management of Hypertension

Do Your Home Health Aides Know Basic Grooming Principles?

Home Health Management: Disaster Preparedness

2020 PDGM Utilization for Congestive Heart Failure: Home Health Careplan

Exercising 2.5 Hours a Week May Slow Parkinson's Progression

Medicare Updates Home Health Re-Certification Requirements

5 Billing Basics for Perfect Medicare Home Health Final Claims

ACO Overhaul

Home Health Management: Tips for a Smooth Hiring Process

6 Ways to Improve Face to Face for Home Health

The Benefits of Patient Portals

Reduce Hospitalizations for Patients on Antibiotics

Medicare Home Health Billing: A RAP is Just a Loan

Electrify Your Home Care Marketing: Get Board-Certified Specialists

15 Fine Motor Exercises for Home Health Patients

10 Helpful Tips for Wound Care For Home Health

Vital Fall Prevention Your Patient Needs to Know...

7 Little Things That Make a Big Difference in Comprehensive Pain Management

Job Shadowing Is Important for New Employees

Home Health - What Does a Blood Clot in the Leg Feel Like?

Are Your Physicians Billing Home Health Claims for CPO?

Home Health Care - M2250b: Essentials of Diabetic Foot Care

Ace Your OASIS C2 Audit with Good Documentation

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

Home Health 2018 CoPs: Updated Personnel Qualifications

Home Health 2018 CoPs: Summary of Changes to Patient Rights

Home Health: Even a Little Exercise Can Help With Arthritis

Home Health Care Out-Performs Post-Acute Providers

CMS Suspends Home Health Pre-Claim Reviews in Florida, Illinois

End-of-Life Discussions End in Confusion, Study Shows

Proper Home Health Coding for Medicare OASIS

Home Health Care Best Practices: M2250 Pressure Ulcer Care Plan

Bonus From Home Health Blood Pressure Medications: Fewer Fractures?

Home Health Care Forms: Orientation Checklist II

Home Health Care - High Rate of Antidepressant Use After Cancer

New Home Health Conditions Effective 7/13/2017

Home Health - Cancer Death Rates Drop 25%

Denial of Home Health Payments When OASIS Not Received

OASIS C2 - Best Practices for Completing M1900 Fall Risk

Home Health Care: Contingency Plans are Good for Business

Home Health Care Services versus Assisted Living Cost Comparisons

Home Health: National Handwashing Awareness Week 12/4-12/10/2016

Home Health Care: 50% of Patients Non-Compliant with Meds...

Home Health Billing: 2017 CMS Changes to Quality Reporting

Home Health Care Billing: 2017 Changes Rebase the 60-day Episode

Home Health Billing: 2017 Payment Changes Announced by CMS

Home Health Billing: Pre-Claim Review Updates

Medicare is on Warpath for Never-Ending Home Health Recertifications

Medicare Part-B Therapy Cap Values for Home Health Billing (CY) 2017

Prepare for OASIS C2 Changes: M1060 - Height and Weight

Home Health Billing: Get Paid Faster with Perfect Medicare Finals

OASIS C2 Changes Coming January 1st - Are You Prepared?

Home Health Care Policies - Medicare Hospice Transparency Data (CY2014) Revealed

Home Health Billing: Ease Your Frustration with Delayed Claims

Home Health Care Policies: CMS Announces Changes Affecting Long-Term Care Facilities

Home Health Care Policies: How Well Did Medicare ACOs Perform in 2015?

Home Health Care Policies: New Emergency Preparedness Rules for Medicare Facilities

Home Health Care Policies: Five Star Changes to Nursing Home Compare

Home Health Care Policies: Providers Continue to Improve Quality and Lower Costs, says CMS

Home Health Care Policies: DME in Non-Competitively Bid Areas Examined

Home Health Care Policies: Fire Safety Requirements for Facilities Published

Home Health Care Policies: Consumers can soon search plans by preferred health providers

Home Health Policies: Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiatives

Home Health Policies: Data Initiatives Increase Transparency of the Medicare Program

Home Health Care Policies: Bundled Payments Info for Improvement Initiative

Home Health Care Policies: Proposed New Discharge Planning Rules

Home Health Policies: New Quality Measures to Nursing Home Compare

Home Health Policies: 2017 Policy Changes for Medicare Inpatient Rehab

Home Health Policies: Proposed Updates to Payment Rates for Medicare Hospice

Home Health Policies: Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative

Home Health Policies: Improvement Proposals for the 2017 Marketplace

Home Health Care Policies - Medication Management Practices

Home Health Care Policies: Largest-ever multi-payer initiative to improve primary care in America

Home Health Care Policies: CMS finalizes 2017 payment and policy updates

Home Health Care Policies: Information on Select Alternative Payment Models

Home Health Care Policies: Referrals and Kickbacks

Home Health Care Policies - Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Transparency Data

Home Health Care Policies - CMS Effort to Improve Care for Nursing Facility Residents

Home Health Care Policies - Elder Care Options for Full Time Employees

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