Compliance neglect is the top cause of failed surveys, health department walk-ins, referral source turnover, patient adverse events, legal complications, and provider terminations in the home health and hospice industry.
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Unlike most businesses, California home health and hospice agencies have strict protocols around hiring and firing certain kinds of staff members because they must be reported and approved by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
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Starting and running a healthcare business is a challenging and rewarding endeavor. It requires a strong commitment to providing excellent care to patients, managing finances, and staying on top of changing regulations.
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MLK's work drastically improved health care access for people of color, as well as employment opportunities for people of color in health care.
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What are the requirements of Hours of Operation for Home Health and Hospice Agencies? Do they have to stay open strictly 9-5pm Monday through Friday?
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Electronic Route Sheets, also known as Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) will be mandatory in Home Health by January 2020. This law will require home care agencies across the country to utilize Electronic Visit Verification.
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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) addresses the protection of individually identifiable health information. Everyone in healthcare is familiar with HIPAA and the general precautions taken to be "HIPAA Compliant" but few really understand the full scope of the legislation.
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Each auditing agency serves a different purpose, has different selection criteria and reports to a different department, creating a cross-functional auditing organism within CMS, a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Creating an emergency plan is not only important for providing continuous home health or hospice services when they're needed most, it's also a requirement for all accrediting bodies
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It’s 9:15. All your staff has just arrived. Some people have already started working while others are making coffee and settling in. It’s a day like every other until the door opens and in walks your surveyor.
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Congratulations home health and/or hospice agency! You’ve received your provider number! But now what?!
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On July 30, 1965 President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. Today, US healthcare is a complicated mega system consisting of multi layered government organizations.
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When dealing with people’s lives, home health and hospice agencies need to make sure they’re not accidentally inflicting more harm than good. One of the most abundant areas of regulation in healthcare and especially home health is HR management
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The first, and perhaps most important, thing you can do for your survey prep is to designate the primary contact for the surveyor. This is the most overlooked part of survey preparation but choosing the right person can make or break your experience.
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Start Your ACHC Survey on the Right Foot. No matter how ready your agency is, probably one of the most terrifying experiences is an unannounced survey
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In home health, we are tasked with caring for people who have recently (or not so recently) lost their independence. Each generation brings with it a set of values, ideas and morals that define their cultural identity
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Compliance is the golden word in the home health industry. With the incredible amount of regulation surrounding home health, it’s no wonder that anyone trying to sell anything in the industry uses and abuses the word.
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Agencies, by law, provide the same services so it’s naturally harder to differentiate, especially in condensed markets like Los Angeles, Dallas and Miami. So what’s a home health to do? Here are some tips and tricks to make your agency stand out to referral sources.
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Here’s a complete list of office space, furniture, equipment, technology and office supplies to set up your start up home health and hospice agencies and be ready for your initial surveys.
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The easiest way to ensure that you’re compliant and your employees are aware of these State and Federal requirements are through the posting of labor law posters in a prominent area of your office.
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