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# Home Health Insights

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- [Regulatory News for Home Health & Hospice (173)](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/topic/regulatory-news-for-home-health-hospice)
- [Clinical Best Practices for Home Health & Hospice (22)](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/topic/clinical-best-practices-for-home-health-hospice)
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## [COVID-19 Home Health Assessment & Careplan](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/covid-19-home-health-assessment-careplan-1)

*reposted from 3/23/2000*

If your Agency is visiting patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or suspected COVID-19, use the following guidelines for home health visits, including appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use, physical assessment of the patient and...

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Aug 12, 2025

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## [OASIS-E M1306: Six (6) Steps to Prevent Pressure Ulcers](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/oasis-e-m1306-six-6-steps-to-prevent-pressure-ulcers)

Any person who is in a bed or chair for 8 hours or longer is at risk for pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers - also known as bed sores, decubitus ulcers, pressure sores and skin ulcers - often develop in patients with the following conditions: diabetes mellitus, deep venous thrombosis,...

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Aug 5, 2025

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## [Three (3) Steps to Effective Medication Teaching](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/three-3-steps-to-effective-medication-teaching-1)

Is there anything more challenging than teaching a patient about their medications?

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Jul 29, 2025

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## [The 12 Best In-Services for Aides & Home Health Clinicians](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/the-12-best-in-services-for-home-health-clinicians)

As you know, Medicare's requirements for home health aide in-services are the following (Standard §484.80(d); Tag G774):"§484.80(d) Standard: In-service training. A home health aide must receive at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period. In-service training...

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Jul 15, 2025

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## [OASIS M1610: Instructions for Managing Indwelling Catheter](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/teaching-guides-for-home-health-foley-catheter-care-1)

Client Teaching Guides for Home Health Care: [Patient Teaching](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/download-nursing-teaching-hha-orientation-manual) Guidelines for Foley Catheter Care. Sometimes injuries and illnesses make it hard, or impossible, for you to urinate on your own. For this reason, you need an indwelling catheter, also called an indwelling foley catheter....

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Jul 8, 2025

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## [Rule #2 for Preventing ER Visits? Prepare Patient for Exacerbations](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/rule-2-for-preventing-er-visits-prepare-patient-for-exacerbations)

Medicare charges hefty financial penalties to providers who send patients back to the hospital after a recent hospital admission. 

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Jul 1, 2025

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## [To Be a 5-Star Agency, Pay Close Attention to Rehabilitation Potential](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/to-be-a-5-star-agency-pay-close-attention-to-rehabilitation-potential)

## Value-based Purchasing (VBP) & Medicare Reimbursement

Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) became effective for all certified home health agencies on 1/1/2023. Under VBP your Agency's Medicare payments are determined by three conditions: (1) CAHPS - patient satisfaction scores, (2)...

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Jun 24, 2025

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## [OASIS M1840 - Assessment Guidelines for Toilet Transferring](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/m1840-toilet-transferring-0)

[MyHomecareBiz](http://www.myhomecarebiz.com) recommends the following Medicare guidelines for completing OASIS M1840 Toilet Transferring:

 Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Jun 10, 2025

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