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Non-Skilled Home Health Agency Quality Assurance Program

Unlike a skilled home health agency, and those skilled agencies which are Medicare certified, Florida non-skilled home health agencies are not specifically required by Florida Statutes or Rules to have and maintain a quality assurance program, (QAP), or any process … Read Full Post

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Home Health Case Managers Can Save the Day

In the field of home health, the single most important individual just might be the case manager.  Given the increasing pressure for all providers to assure cost-effective, high quality care, a skilled case manager can enhance quality of care and … Read Full Post

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Differences & Similarities between Home Health Agencies and Nurse Registries – Part 2

We’ve been exploring the differences between home health agencies and nurse registries in this three-part series.  In the first installment, we looked at the issues of billing Medicare and Medicaid.  In this part, we’ll cover the second difference: responsibility for … Read Full Post

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Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency – Part 2

Welcome back to our series about the Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency.  In the last installment, we discussed the requirements of the Administrator and Alternate Administrator.  This week, we will review the qualifications and responsibilities of the … Read Full Post

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