Monthly Archives: December 2020
Free webinar on No-Pay RAP Rule for Home Health
Our colleagues at Imark Billing posted an excellent webinar on the “No-Pay RAP Rule;” the handouts are here. As our clients know, CCG does not handle home health billing. We refer clients to Imark, and Lynn Labarta in particular, for … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Why aren’t more employers recognizing their workers?
Sometimes an article comes along that isn’t new but sheds a spotlight on an issue that it stops us in our tracks. That was this article, which reminds us of information from the book, 1,001 Ways to Engage Employees. It’s.On.My.Bookshelf. … Read Full Post
$3.4 Million in Coronavirus Citations: Are You Next?
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Thanksgiving, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations for violations related to coronavirus. As we all know, OSHA’s role is to assist employers in creating … Read Full Post
MRA & The New Patient Visit
In our years of reviewing charts, we’ve observed new PCP visits where the clinician assigns diagnoses based on the medications the patient is taking, adds them to the problem list and includes them in the assessment of the visit. Let’s … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Risk-based agreements: Good for business, patients
As healthcare administrators versed for decades in the intricacies of successful risk-based practices, we read this article with interest. However, the author seemed to talk around the subject, ignoring the elephant in the room of risk-based payment. Call it what … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – If you’re not prioritizing mental health, you are ‘missing the boat’
Many of our recent blogs have commented about how challenging this year has been, but it bears repeating. COVID, social unrest, election stress and the trickle-down effects from all of these have ratcheted up our collective angst and threaten our … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Why Dementia-Focused Home Health Provider Tender Rose Cherry-Picks Top Caregivers
Upon first glance of this article’s headline, you might think, as we did, that it’s a “puff piece” about a home care provider. But the magnitude of the information – given COVID’s ravages of the home care industry this year … Read Full Post