Home Health & Hospice Week
Keep Your Mind Open To Non-Traditional Biz Lines
If you're looking for ways to keep your home care organization healthy, you shouldn't overlook business lines outside of the usual government- reimbursed mainstream. For example: Waterville, Maine-based Care & Comfort has started a new division, "Home Modification Specialists of Maine," which does everything from building ramps to remodeling rooms and building entire houses, reports the Morning Sentinel newspaper. The 20-year-old agency also offers skilled and private duty home care, and various mental health servicess. Owner Susan Giguere started the agency with $2,000 and two employees, and it now has morethan $10 million in annual revenues and 475 employees in five locations around the state, the newspaper says. About 85 percent of the agency's business comes the MaineCare Medicaid program.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Hospice:
Scrutinize Charges Unrelated To Hospice Terminal Diagnosis -- Before Reviewers Do
Use 3 tips to survive the feds' new focus. The cost of caring for your [...] - Medical Review:
RACs May Bite On Hospice Unrelated Charges
Data-driven review lends itself to terminal diagnosis issue. Recovery Audit Contractors have so far left [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
New DME Fraud Pilot May Be Model For HHAs
DME suppliers to voluntarily take part in card swipe fraud-fighting initiative. One Medicare contractor is [...] - Human Resources:
Boost Staff Morale With This Praise Tool
Also use one simple tip to turn around chronic complainers. Looking for ways to keep [...] - Industry Note:
Regulatory Review Unlikely To Lighten Your Load On F2F
Health care reform provisions won't undergo scrutiny. Don't expect a sudden reprieve to come from [...] - Tool:
Staff Can Use This Form to Share How They Are Helping Patients
Form puts a new spin on 'incident report.' - Industry Note:
Cahaba-To-CGS Transition Comes With Cash Flow Hang-Ups
Home health agencies and hospices getting used to their new Medicare contractor are also getting [...] - Industry Note:
Watch For New PECOS Edit Deadline
Home care providers now have the delay to their PECOS edits in writing. Previously, the [...] - Industry Note:
Turn To This Resource For Emergency Waiver Info
Waivers of some regulatory requirements went into effect in certain parts of Missouri due to [...] - Industry Note:
Do Your HEAT Compliance Training In Small Pieces
Don't have the time to sit through the nearly four-hour HEAT training session the HHS [...] - Industry Note:
Patients Writing Vaccination Reminders Ups Compliance
If you run flu vaccination drives, some new information from the National Institutes of Health [...] - Industry Note:
Aide Retention Tough, New CDC Report Says
The need for home care aides is rising, but drawbacks to the job may make [...] - Industry Note:
Step Up To The Plate For PS&R Reports
If you fail to download your PS&R report from the new system, it will be [...] - Industry Note:
Controversy Erupts Over Hoosier State Home Care
Many home care providers are seeing their state budgets for the Medicaid benefit cut. Case [...] - Industry Note:
Keep Your Mind Open To Non-Traditional Biz Lines
If you're looking for ways to keep your home care organization healthy, you shouldn't overlook [...]
