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Pre-Claim Review: What Home Health Agencies Should Know

The CMS states that pre-claim review does not create new documentation requirements, but instead requires that the same documentation be submitted earlier.

Sarah McIlvaine
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Shield HealthCare Educational Webinar Schedule 2017

Here you can find information about all of the free webinars we held in 2017. For healthcare professionals, you may receive CE Contact Hours by watching some of the recordings.

Aimee Sharp
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CMS Releases MACRA Final Rule for 2017

In October, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) final rule for 2017

Sarah McIlvaine
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How to Get Continuing Education Contact Hours From Capital Nursing Education (CNE) Webinars

How to Get Continuing Education Contact Hours From Capital Nursing Education (CNE) Webinars and Sheild HealthCare

Brooke Phillips, CWCMS
home health agency payment changes

CMS Finalizes 2017 Home Health Agency Payment Changes

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule on home health Medicare payment changes for 2017.

Sarah McIlvaine
healthcare affordability worries older Americans

8 Ways Home Healths Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Changes in the healthcare setting are increasing pressure on medical providers and hospitals to partner with companies that will help improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital readmissions.

Sarah McIlvaine
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Get Ready For OASIS-C2 Changes Coming in 2017

The OASIS data set is changing beginning January 1st, 2017. Here is what home health agencies need to know about the upcoming OASIS-C2 changes.

Sarah McIlvaine

Video: How to Get Your Title XIX Approved on the First Try

In this video for individuals and businesses in Texas, we give tips for how to get your Title XIX approved the first time you submit it.

Aimee Sharp

Webinar: A Guide to Managing Your Dementia / Alzheimer’s Patient

What is an ostomy and why is it needed? An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates a new outside opening for body wastes. The opening is called a stoma.

Aimee Sharp
Home healthcare or Home care: what's the difference? Image of caregiver helping patient walk at home. Article explores the difference between home healthcare and home care.

Teaching In-Home Caregivers to Provide More Expert Care Seems to Pay Off, Study Found

Low-income Californians who are elderly and disabled were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in an intensive training program, according to a report.

Aimee Sharp
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