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- Which OASIS item takes clinicians the most time to complete
M2001 (Drug regimen review) is among the most time-consuming items currently on the OASIS, surpassed only by GG0170 (Mobility), according to 122 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2019 Home Health Clinician Productivity Survey.
- Requirement to use MBIs approaches, know what to do if numbers change
Agencies will soon be required to submit all claims using new Medicare beneficiary identifiers (MBIs), but agencies should be prepared for times when those MBIs change.
- OCR: Not all HIPAA investigations stem from security breaches
If you haven’t suffered a breach of patient protected health information, don’t think you’re safe from a HIPAA investigation.
- Some code changes were finalized, dysphagia joins acceptable primary list
Coders will now be able to assign six R-codes for dysphagia as a primary diagnosis under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM).
- Cultivate an Instagram presence to capitalize on marketing opportunities
Home health and private duty home care agencies should employ an Instagram business account to improve marketing opportunities. Doing this can increase online exposure and lead to more referrals.
- PDGM is here to stay, focus on preparations for January roll-out
CMS is moving full steam ahead toward implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) on Jan. 1, 2020, and agencies must take advantage of the remaining time to prepare.
