[Sponsored] 3 Steps to Improve the Revenue Cycle Through Coding and OASIS Review

The process of coding and OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) review plays a critical role in profitability of home health organizations. Accuracy and timely completion can help agencies achieve the right balance, and support maximum reimbursement, under Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). In fact, coding and OASIS review done right will help home health providers […]

[Sponsored] 5 Ways Home-Based Care Can Lead During COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis is rapidly reshaping the needs and burdens of our national health system. Not only are the number of confirmed cases rising exponentially, but because of that influx of patients, hospitals are changing the way they intake, care for and discharge patients. As a result, hospitals are more inclined to discharge non-COVID patients […]

[Sponsored] 3 Ways Talent Experts Are Impacting Home Health Care in 2020

Ask home health operators for their top challenge in 2020, and again and again, the answer comes back: staffing. In the 2019 State of Home Health Care Staffing Survey from Home Health Care News, 66% of respondents said that staffing challenges are “very impactful” on their organizations’ ability to grow business.  But dig a little […]

Voices: William Simione III, Managing Principal, Simione Healthcare Consultants

This article is sponsored by Simione Healthcare Consultants. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sat down with Simione Healthcare Consultants Managing Principal William “Billy” Simione III to get his take on the biggest challenges for home health and hospice providers in 2020, what data points and metrics home health and hospice providers should […]

[White Paper] A Survival Guide for PDGM Assessment & Implementation

The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is the biggest change to take place in home health in roughly two decades — and some industry experts have speculated that not all providers will survive its impact. Providers must rethink their approaches from referrals to operations, therapy and other clinical services. This white paper provides a survival guide […]

[White Paper] A Survival Guide for PDGM Assessment and Implementation

The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is the biggest change to take place in home health in roughly two decades — and some industry experts have speculated that not all providers will survive its impact. Providers must rethink their approaches from referrals to operations, therapy and other clinical services. This white paper provides a survival guide […]

White Paper: ABC’s of Compliance — Accountability, Best Practices and Consistency

In today’s in-home care operations with fast-moving regulatory and legislative changes, compliance is critical. But even as an important component of doing business, compliance can mean different things to different people. This white paper will identify and explore the three “buckets” of compliance — HIPAA, Conditions of Participation (CoPs), and medicare billing and payment requirements. […]

White Paper: ABC’s of Compliance — Accountability, Best Practices and Consistency

In today’s in-home care operations with fast-moving regulatory and legislative changes, compliance is critical. But even as an important component of doing business, compliance can mean different things to different people. This white paper will identify and explore the three “buckets” of compliance — HIPAA, Conditions of Participation (CoPs), and medicare billing and payment requirements. […]