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Ultimate Coding & OASIS Training
Join us at Ultimate Coding & OASIS Training in Coral Gables, FL on November 8-11. This series provides ICD-10 code and OASIS education led by the top home health experts in the nation. Whether your staff needs ICD-10 guidance, OASIS clarity, or both, these intensive boot camps have you covered. In addition, you have the ability to sit for the exam of your choice while on site! | | |
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| COVID-19 | Still Not Out of The Pandemic ‘Woods’ Yet | | With a return to normal operations tantalizingly close, many businesses are considering a vaccine requirement as a condition of continued employment. Experts remain divided, however, about the legality of the approach, particularly while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has permitted only three vaccines under limited emergency use authorization (EUA). The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity … |
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| Skilled Nursing Facility | CMS mandates COVID-19 vaccine for nursing home employees | | CMS has announced a new mandate that requires all nursing home employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Non-compliant nursing homes stand to lose federal funding if they allow non-vaccinated staff to continue to work. According to federal data, approximately 60% of nursing home staff is currently vaccinated. |
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| Featured Event
Private Duty National Conference & Expo
DecisionHealth is hosting the 2021 Private Duty National Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, October 27-29, for a wonderful and responsible reunion. This 2½-day conference and expo will cover real-life examples of how private duty home care agencies can create solid infection control policies, keep clients and caregivers safe, develop flexible scheduling, increase their profits, retain caregivers, and comply with wage-and-hour regulations. | | |
| Post-Acute Advisor Podcast | Maintenance Therapy | | Today we’ll be revisiting our conversation with Dee Kornetti and Cindy Krafft, owners and founders of Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions. Both are recognized speakers in the areas of home health and physical therapy, bringing decades of expertise to offer compliance and revenue solutions. We are talking about Cindy and Dee’s newly updated book, … |
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| Home Health | Call for speakers for the 2022 Home Health Administrator’s Summit | | DecisionHealth is seeking speakers to present at the 2022 Home Health Administrator’s Summit, to be held May 2-4, 2022, at the Paris Hotel, in Las Vegas. All interested applicants should email Marci Geipe at [email protected]. Presenters must submit their proposals the application prior to September 2, 2021 deadline. The goal of the conference is to help home … |
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| PPS Alert for Long-Term Care
Assessing vital signs
Assessing vital Assessing vital signs is an important task when caring for older adults. Older adults tend to have slightly lower temperatures than younger people, as well as slightly higher blood pressure, pulse, and respirations. Although older people may be in a lower or higher part of the “normal” range, this may still be normal for the individual and the age | | |
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