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Home Health Care Policies: New DME utilization and payment data released

Home Health Care Policies: New Medicare utilization and payment data available for medical equipment, supplies Data serves as comprehensive resource for information on durable medical equipment costs and services

Posted by Nathan Hope on Oct 19, 2015

Home Health Care Policies: CMS launches new ACO dialysis model

Home Health Care Policies- More than 600,000 Americans have end-stage renal disease (ESRD), also known as kidney failure, and require life sustaining dialysis treatments several times per week. These individuals typically have many health problems, are at higher risk of hospital...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Oct 16, 2015

Home Health Care Policies: Quality of Personal Care Assistant Training

Home Health Care Policies: The National Landscape of Personal Care Aide Training Standards

A new report published by UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care (HWRC) indicated that there’s a major lack of proper training for personal care aids. The report states that...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Oct 12, 2015

Home Health Care Policies: New Medicare Utilization and Payment Data Available

New Medicare utilization and payment data available for medical equipment, supplies Data serves as comprehensive resource for information on durable medical equipment costs and services

Posted by Nathan Hope on Oct 9, 2015

Home Health Medicare News: 1 in 3 Nursing Homes Receives Low Ratings

Home Health Medicare News - The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new report stating that more than one third of the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes received a rating of 1 to 2 stars under the federal Five-Star Compare ratings system.

Posted by Nathan Hope on Oct 7, 2015

Home Health Care Policies: What Happens after a Data Breach?

Home Health Care Policies - Homecare Software- Amedisys, Inc., a Louisiana-based home health provider had their data breached and went through the process of notifying federal and state agencies- a requirement by law.

Posted by Nathan Hope on Oct 5, 2015

Home Health Care Kickbacks Examined

Home Health Care- Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals has put the spotlight on the methods home health providers conduct and compensate for referrals. The courts have stated that many may be at risk of violating the Anti-Kickback statute.

On February 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Oct 2, 2015

Home Health Software: Tips for an Easier EMR Implementation

Home health software - Transitioning into a new EMR (electronic medical records) system can be a frightening and intimidating process for many agencies. Without proper planning, the process can indeed turn somewhat chaotic and cause more problems than it was intended to solve. We at...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 30, 2015