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Monday, September 14, 2020

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Home Health Now - Virtual Conference

Home Health Now is HCPro’s exclusive online summit taking place on October 6, 2020. The half-day event features sessions on topics that matter to home health professionals, like finance exit strategies, HIPAA and information security, reducing your audit risk, and more.

Home Health

New COVID-19 codes proposed for January 2021 implementation

Three new COVID-19 codes were proposed for a January 2021 implementation during a Sept. 9 virtual ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting. These codes are proposed to improve specificity when capturing COVID-19 screening, exposure, and personal history. The new proposed codes are: For screening — Z11.52 (Encounter for screening for COVID-19)For exposure — Z20.822 (Contact …

Skilled Nursing Facility

Unionized nursing homes have better outcomes under COVID-19

Unionized nursing homes in New York state saw lower COVID-19 mortality rates, as well as better access to PPE during the pandemic, according to a September 10 study in the journal Health Affairs. “Unions generally demand high staff-to-patient ratios, paid sick leave, and higher wage and benefit levels that reduce staff turnover,” stated researchers in …

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Provider Enrollment Virtual Summit

Connect with industry experts and provider enrollment specialists around the country at the Provider Enrollment Virtual Summit!

Post-Acute Advisor Podcast

SNF audits after the pandemic

Expert Maureen McCarthy, president of Celtic Consulting, LLC, and CEO and founder of Care Transitions, LLP, a care coordination service provider, joins us to talk about what SNF audits may look like after the pandemic. Listen on soundcloud Listen on Apple Podcasts