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October 1, 2007

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Hospital Home Health 2007-10-01

Three levels of therapy thresholds, new diagnosis codes in place for 2008

Three different therapy thresholds, a new payment model for non-routine medical supplies, and additional questions for OASIS are just a few of the changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) for 2008. Read More

Are your employees ready for an emergency?

Effectively preparing for an emergency requires plans that address those emergencies you are likely to experience. Read More

Legal Ease: Determining fair market value of consulting services

As many providers already know, the so-called "Stark law" prohibits physicians from making referrals to providers who render "designated health services" (DHS), if referring physicians have an ownership or investment interest in, or compensation arrangement with, the provider. Read More

Palliative care program stresses teamwork

What makes an award-winning palliative care program? In the case of the program at the University of California at San Francisco, it's the combination of a collaborative approach to individualized patient care; extensive use of hospitalists; and a program that educates practicing physicians and medical, nursing, and pharmacy students and residents. Read More

What hospice docs need to know for a home visit

Making a home care visit is one of the biggest challenges for physicians and other health care practitioners trained in the medical model because they're not in control of the interview. Read More

Grief counseling should be supported despite bad rap

It only took one research paper in 2000 to cast a negative view over grief counseling, but that single widely-repeated and reported study has had long-term and unjustified impact on the practice, an expert says. Read More

News Briefs

Abbreviations in health care may be efficient, but their use comes at the expense of patient safety, according to a new study published in the September 2007 issue of Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Read More

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