Home Health & Hospice Articles by Topic: Therapy
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Homecare Direction, Issue 3, March 12, 2020
Agencies should keep in mind that the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) does not change home...
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Homecare Direction, Issue 1, January 14, 2020
Avoid significantly changing therapy utilization as soon as the Patient-Driven Groupings Model...
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Homecare Direction, Issue 9, September 4, 2019
Home care providers should weigh options for providing more cost-effective therapy in 2020 under...
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Homecare Direction, Issue 4, April 8, 2019
While experts agree it’s important to start preparing now for the Patient-Driven Groupings...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 3, March 22, 2019
Therapy can provide Part B billing if patients are outpatient or even in their homes.
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 2, February 25, 2019
You say that your agency just learned that according to the revised CoPs, in rehabilitation...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 10, June 11, 2018
PNs - along with occupational and physical therapy assistants - aren't qualified to establish the...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 8, April 17, 2018
In most agencies with an electronic health records (EHR) system, the therapist completes a...
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Homecare Direction, Issue 3, March 19, 2018
Conduct a quality audit of documentation your therapists submit. CMS’ targeted...
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Homecare E-News, Issue 7, February 12, 2018
On Friday, February 9, President Trump signed into law a bill designed to keep the federal...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 3, February 2, 2018
Under the new Conditions of Participation, these are all identified in 484.60(a):
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 19, October 3, 2017
Yes, the OT can perform a discharge, or transfer, or any other OASIS after the SOC.
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Homecare E-News, Issue 26, July 10, 2017
The topic of reassessment is nearly always met with the initial question to confirm if they have...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 17, September 3, 2016
While Jimmo v. Sebelius may have clarified “maintenance,” this does not mean that the...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 15, August 3, 2016
In the PPS, there has been a big problem with coverage of occupational therapy after a single...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 15, August 3, 2016
Therapy visits have a direct impact on the first (grouping step) and fourth (services utilization...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 15, August 3, 2016
M2200 asks about the number of visits on the plan of care, which reflects physician orders. This...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 15, August 3, 2016
Because there will be no adjustments in the HHRG after the RAP is sent, the reporting of...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 15, August 3, 2016
The CMS system will automatically change the answer to M2200 to reflect the number of visits...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 14, July 17, 2016
CMS Publication 100-2, Chapter 7, speaks to two types of therapy: restorative therapy geared...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 11, June 3, 2016
Situations may arise that can impact the ability of the therapists to complete reassessments at...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 10, May 17, 2016
As is true for the qualified therapist, the amount of information and regulation that the...
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Homecare E-News, Issue 15, April 11, 2016
Change Request 9608, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), revises a...
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Homecare E-News, Issue 14, April 4, 2016
Often referred to as the “485,” the plan of care generated at the time of admission...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 4, February 18, 2016
What are your tips for those of us who review therapy documentation?
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 3, February 3, 2016
The term “rehabilitation” is most often used when trained professional therapists are...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 2, January 18, 2016
One of our clients had overlapping visit times. The RN visited, provided skilled nursing care, and...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 21, November 3, 2015
As with ADLs, specificity and relevance are key components to a thorough occupational therapy...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 21, November 3, 2015
There has been a periodic debate between physical and occupational therapists about the inclusion...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 21, November 3, 2015
It is interesting to note how often the term “intervention” is used when developing...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 21, November 3, 2015
Well-written goals correlate to assessment findings. The “measurement” component begins...
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Homecare E-News, Issue 43, November 2, 2015
Final Rule Released
After receiving 118 comments from the public, the Centers for Medicare &...
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Homecare E-News, Issue 42, October 26, 2015
For years there has been debate on what is an appropriate frequency for a patient. Frequency...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 18, September 17, 2015
This patient’s change in condition has a real impact on resource utilization—an...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 18, September 17, 2015
That documentation is not enough to translate into a billable skill. An example that would be...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 18, September 17, 2015
We have an 87-year-old woman who was referred by the wound care center for care of a wound...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 15, August 3, 2015
Yes, it’s true. Medical social services and home health aide services are considered...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 15, August 3, 2015
Is it permissible for a hospital discharge planner to make an entry into a patient hospital record...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 0, June 9, 2015
Although the diagnosis and the functional limitations do not stand alone in determining the medical...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 11, June 3, 2015
What exactly does an order for “evaluate and treat” allow a therapist to do? Does this...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 11, June 3, 2015
Would the following patient type be a better candidate for restorative or maintenance therapy? The...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 10, May 17, 2015
Can we use “zero” as a frequency in writing physician orders? For example, physical...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 10, May 17, 2015
Can a single physical therapy visit determine a need for occupational therapy that is covered under...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 8, April 17, 2015
M0110, Episode Timing, and M2200, Therapy Need, apply when the assessment will determine the...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 8, April 17, 2015
The final rule, and the corresponding correction that CMS put out regarding the therapy...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 8, April 17, 2015
The 2015 final rule for home health PPS changed the policy on Medicare therapy reassessments.
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 7, April 3, 2015
Palmetto and CGS have specific local coverage determinations (LCD) regarding shortand long-term...
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Homecare Q&A, Issue 5, March 3, 2015
On the federal level, the CoPs/ Medicare Benefit Policy Manual states that for all certified...
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Homecare Insider, Issue 1, January 5, 2015
Will home health remain exempt from overtime compensation in most circumstances like it has for 40...