245D Clarifications with MA Team Members Jeanette Mefford and Pam Brede The 245D license is a license through the...

The MHCA Medicare Team wants to ensure members are aware of changes to the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN)...

Minnesota Home Care Association commits to work closely with state regulatory agencies such as the Minnesota Department of...

Should the training expectations for a contracted therapist differ from that of your own therapist? No.  The requi...

In the November 16 newsletter we discussed relaying expectations up front with facilities that a home Health agency contra...

Credit: Courtesy of MHCA’s Rehabilitation Team In our last article, we discussed what the positives and negatives ar...

Home Care And Hospices Must Comply With The Nondiscrimination Final Rule By 10-16-16 Under Section 1557 of the Affordab...

This guidance is provided courtesy of MHCA’s Rehabilitation Team. This article will be the first in a 4-part series d...

Has your home health agency (HHA) been receiving bills from an outpatient wound care center (WCC)? If so, you’re not alone...

The score for this measure includes the percentage of home health episodes of care during which patients received influenz...

The score for this measure includes the percentage of home health episodes of care in which the start or resumption of car...

Most of the measures’ data are gathered through the collection of documented OASIS-C1 data sets (Outcome and Assessment In...

At the time of, or at any time since the previous OASIS assessment, was the patient/caregiver instructed by agency staff o...

What level of exertion/activity brings on shortness of breath (SOB)? The responses represent increasing severity of SOB. D...

Intention: Identify frequency with which pain interferes with patient’s activities, with treatment prescribed...

Questions regarding the difference between restorative or rehabilitative therapy and maintenance therapy have been prevale...

The Survey and Regulatory Analysis Team continues to collect information and experiences on MHCA member surveys, so please...

This guidance is provided courtesy of MHCA’s Rehabilitation Team. When performing start of care (SOC) assessments for...

This guidance is provided courtesy of MHCA’s Clinical Quality Team. It’s critical to effectively manage bed transfers...

Many times clinics have questions regarding the use of licensed assistants in therapy practice. Here is a breakdown of wha...