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Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Miss OASIS Answers’ Workshops
Did you know that there have been several major changes to many of the official source documents that instruct home health coders how to assign ICD-9 codes just since September of 2009? Do you know which documents these are, how … Continue reading
Home Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
The Accountable Care Act is loaded with changes, many of them less than positive for Medicare home health providers. But one area of funding that could provide fertile ground for those who are forward thinking is the Centers for Medicare … Continue reading
Have you seen this situation? Audit/Denial Analysis by HHSM
The following is a case analysis completed by Home Health Strategic Management: The patient was a 74 y/o female residing in an assisted living facility and was referred to the Home Health agency after reported falls in her residence. There … Continue reading
