Medicare's OASIS One Clinician Rule: What is this about?
Updated from previous article 1/3/2018:
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
