Tag Archives: home health

Knowledge is Power: The AHCA Licensure Application

This short blog series is intended to help new entrepreneurs understand a little more about the licensure process with the Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) in establishing your Florida long-term care business.  We started by discussing why long-term care can … Read Full Post

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Florida Legislature Revises Assistance with Self-Administration of Medications Statute

The Florida Legislature recently revised Section 400.488, F.S which details what constitutes ‘Assistance with Self-Administration of Medications’ (ASAM) as it applies to home care organizations. The definition has expanded the tasks an unlicensed person in a home health setting may … Read Full Post

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How long does it take to get licensed as a home care provider in Florida?

There are three general stages in the licensure process for home health agencies and nurse registries: Time prior to filing the application Period of time between filing the application the scheduling of the licensure survey, and Time between the survey … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – New CMS Data Highlights ‘Massive’ Expansion of Home Care-Related Medicare Advantage Benefits

CMS announced significant positive changes for 2021 Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, two of which are quite impactful for the home health industry.  Supplemental MA benefits will be offered by more plans in 2021. This article covers the two broad categories … Read Full Post

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Home health: DIY or Use a Consultant?

There is no doubt that most entrepreneurs are gifted with a vision of their successful business.  That’s often the catalyst for the move to start or grow a business.  The tendency to minimize expenses during the start-up process is common, … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – Debunking Common PDGM Primary Diagnosis Myths

The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), model focuses more heavily on clinical characteristics as expressed through coding, is a big change for home health agency payments this year.  In PDGM, the principal diagnosis code reported on the home health claim assigns … Read Full Post

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COVID & the Home Health Industry

It’s no understatement to say that COVID has wreaked havoc with every aspect of our lives:  families, jobs, school, and health care.  However, the home health industry has been hard hit and will continue to feel the effects of COVID … Read Full Post

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Top 3 Home Health Agency Survey Deficiencies

The Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) publishes an annual list of survey deficiencies for all license types and the most recent available analyzes 2018 surveys.  Of the 10 citations listed, the top three merit some review. The most common survey … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading – PPP Loans Have Helped Save More Than 160K US Home-Based Care Jobs

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created by the CARES Act and provided a mechanism for businesses to receive funds to cover two months of payroll and other approved expenses, such as rent, utilities and health insurance premiums.  If the … Read Full Post

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Business Opportunities in Times of Change

As of this writing, Florida’s unemployment rate is 10.4%, a decrease from May 2020.  The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity explained that the improved numbers show, “Floridians are searching for work and businesses are creating jobs.”  However, there is still … Read Full Post

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