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Three days after Duffy lost his mother, Alberta, to a grueling battle with cancer, he sat down at his computer and began to compose her story. The result is a book intended to serve as a tribute to her life and a how-to manual for families experiencing the challenges of saying goodbye to an elderly loved one in failing health.
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Providers might find the rules confusing with regards to consolidated billing (CB) under the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997. This might be particularly true when patients are discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and home health services.
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No industry is completely recession proof and home health agencies are facing challenges as the country deals with the current economic crisis. But there is a silver lining in this economy for home health.
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Job cuts, company closures, and salary reductions are in all of the headlines today, but an uncertain job market can be a good thing for home health agencies.
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You've just finished reviewing the monthly financial statement for your agency, and you're pleased to see little variance in the projected expenses compared to actual expense. Does this mean your agency did well this month?
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Inclusion of all nursing staff members in the development of the falls risk assessment tool for Hernando Pasco Hospice in Hudson, FL, improved acceptance of the program and resulted in decreases in falls in the care centers using the tool
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Assessing a patient's risk level for falls is an important part of any falls reduction program, but having a policy or guidelines that describe appropriate interventions also is essential.
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The only way a hospice manager can know why patients are falling is to gather the correct information on incident or occurrence reports
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If your documentation assurance program focuses on reimbursement alone, you're not going far enough. With pay-for-performance initiatives on the rise and increasing mandates for public reporting of hospital data, it's critical that the medical record accurately reflect the severity of illness and the services provided to your patients.
