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Avoid These 6 Pitfalls For New Therapy Reassessments

Published on Wed Apr 13, 2011

Tip: Keep your reeval documentation simple. Mixing up the visit counting requirements isn't home health agencies' only mistake when it comes to the new therapy reassessment requirement. Watch out for these other common pitfalls agencies are encountering under the new mandate: Disorganization. "Some agencies did not start working on these new requirements at the start of the year and may not have everything in place," notes consultant Judy Adams with Adams Home Care Consulting in Chapel Hill, N.C. "Agencies that use a number of different contract therapists, may not have communicated all of the changes to the contracted staff and do not have in-house staff who have organized a representative group of therapists to decide on the tools to be used and establish a plan for everyone to be educated on the new rules." If you've lagged behind on the therapy requirement due to F2F or other issues, now's the [...]
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