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Friday, November 19, 2021

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Independent Home Care Alliance

The Independent Home Care Alliance fosters a community of like-minded, independent home care owners and their operators who recognize their strength in numbers and who want to use that strength to make a difference in our field, on both a local and national level.

Home Health

Salary Report: Home health RNs receive 2.98% rate increase

The average hourly rate for Registered Nurses (RNs) in home health agencies increased 2.98% in 2021, according to the 2021‐2022 Home Care Salary & Benefits Report, released recently by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) and published in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).In a comparison of national average rates …

COVID-19

COVID Vaccines: When is Employee’s Vaccination Status HIPAA-protected?

Whether an employee’s COVID-19 vaccination status is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been (or should be) on the minds of all HR personnel as of late. That’s especially true as we await the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) impending rule that will likely require employers with 100 or more employees …

Featured Webinar

Staff Vaccination: Comply With Mandate & Prepare for Surveys

Presented on: Thursday, December 9, 2021 | 1:00–2:00 p.m. Eastern Presented by: Robert W. Markette Jr., JD, CHC, HCS-C, attorney, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman Rest easy knowing that you are in full compliance with the COVID-19 employee vaccine mandate when the rapidly approaching deadline hits January 4, 2022.

Home Health

CMS releases pocket guides for OASIS assessments

Home health agency staff have new tools from CMS to help with OASIS assessments. These pocket guides are expected to assist in assessing and coding self-care and mobility, falls and pressure ulcers/injuries. The pocket guides provide a quick reference for important terms and definitions that promote coding accuracy. They are approximately 2 x 3.5 inches …

Home Health

Guidance for MACs expected to address payment error

CMS recently published a new change request to provide Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) with guidance on new LUPA add-on amounts for occupational therapy visits under new regulations in the home health final rule. The change request also addresses system issues with the payment grouper process. With the start of PDGM in 2020, all home health …