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3 Ways to Guard Against Occupational Hazards in Home Health
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by jan.mater.
Keep employees safe and improve retention.
If you’re looking for ways to keep your HHA employees safe and on the job, the Centers for Disease Control has a nifty new 51-page resource for you.
Occupational Hazards in Home Healthcare, which…
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Factor These Facets of Bereavement Care Into Your Hospice Programs
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by sanjay.aikat.
This 9-item checklist helps you achieve a first-rate program.
Hospice-provided bereavement care can provide a broad range benefits to the grieving. According to Theo Munson, MPH, manager of bereavement services for Lifetime Care/Hospice in Rochester, N.Y., a comprehensive program should…
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Follow This Checklist To Keep Your Episodes From Overlapping
Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by Editor.
These 7 steps ensure you get all the payment you’ve earned.
The last thing you need is to lose out on reimbursement because you didn’t realize a patient is receiving care from another agency.
Regional home health intermediary Palmetto GBA…
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2010 ICD-9 Checklist for Home Health Coders & Billers
Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Editor.
Hint: This year’s biggest change is process-related.
Each year, CMS announces changes to the ICD-9 code set. Make sure you know how to get ready for October 1st implementation with this handy list.
The trickiest change this year doesn’t have…
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Hospice Documentation: Make Sure Your Verbal CTIs Contain These 7 Items
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by Editor.
Here’s what to do when you can’t get a written CTI.
A valid certification of terminal illness is vital to your claims and your compliance record, but hospices often find it difficult to obtain a written CTI two days after…
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OASIS C Pressure Ulcer Checklist
Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by seank.
Most pressure ulcer prevention and treatment tools have been developed for nursing homes, but home health agencies are about to become more accountable, with OASIS C process measures taking effect in January 2010.
Use these best practices from the quality…
