Home Health HIPAA Violation and Data Breach
Rarely do you ever hear about a data breach associated with a home health agency. But, the luck of the draw has caught up with agencies. Last month, in July, …
Local VNAs are closing. Are you ready for the opportunity?
It’s not uncommon in many areas of the country to have VNA’s operated by a local county health department or a partnership between local cities and the county government. This …
Do you have a formal and effective compliance policy in place for your home health agency?
With increasing scrutiny of home health agencies, compliance is becoming one your biggest operational challenges. Whether Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance your agency must be ready. Compliance is not strictly …
Home Care & QuickBooks
Most agencies have two pieces of software – billing and electronic medical records (EMR) and their accounting software. Rarely, if ever, do the two systems integrate. Usually the accounting software …
Referral Kickbacks in Home Health
A common trend is occurring between hospitals and home health agencies: ‘vendor fees’. Hospitals are increasingly demanding that home health agencies pay to be listed in a directory that is …
Prosper in Home Health – May 2013
The May edition of ‘Prosper in Home Health’ is available. Please click the link below to view it. http://eepurl.com/yZt8H
Medicare Cost Reports: Home Health
Why is the Medicare Cost Report so important? Simple – it determines how much your agency and other agencies are going to get paid. Reimbursement and adjustments to PPS are …
Home Health and the Sequester
Your agency, like so many others is affected by the 2% automatic reimbursement reduction imposed by the Sequester. Although just effecting Medicare, and not Medicaid, agencies are feeling the impact. …
Hiring Right – The First Time
Finding the right person for your small business is one of most difficult tasks your face as an owner. The right hire can make instant contributions, while the wrong hire …
Staffing Solutions for Your Business
Your business is ready to reach the next step and expand, which will require staffing. The transition from a one or two person operation to a staff of five or …