View free White Papers from DecisionHealth Home Health White Papers. http://homehealthwhitepapers.decisionhealth.com en-us 60 © 2012 DecisionHealth Home Health White Papers. Mon, January 17, 2011 12:00:00 EST Wed, February 08, 2012 02:37:30 EST http://homehealthwhitepapers.decisionhealth.com http://homehealthwhitepapers.decisionhealth.com/images/DHHomeHealth/rss.gif View free White Papers from DecisionHealth Home Health White Papers. Some agencies have learned the hard way that problems with compliance can lead to fines, jail time and other penalties. But they also learn to revise their processes to better spot and prevent problems. They’ve revised investigation protocols, updated policies, adjusted the role of the compliance officer and developed performance improvement projects related to compliance, according to Home Health Line’s recent compliance survey. Learn more in this whitepaper about the government’s efforts to enforce regulations and agencies’ efforts to improve compliance. http://homehealthwhitepapers.decisionhealth.com/ViewSurvey.aspx?survey=83&whitepaper_id=113 Sun, January 01, 2012 12:00:00 EST Home Health Line Home health agencies have to work with other providers, such as hospitals and physicians, to coordinate patient care and earn referrals. But because Medicare dollars are involved, agencies need to be especially careful with those relationships. This whitepaper describes a variety of ways home health agencies work with other providers, the pitfalls that agencies need to avoid and the steps they need to take to comply with the anti-kickback statute, Stark law and other regulations. http://homehealthwhitepapers.decisionhealth.com/ViewSurvey.aspx?survey=83&whitepaper_id=111 Sun, January 01, 2012 12:00:00 EST Home Health Line Even home health agencies that have compliance programs in place often are missing key components that make the program effective, according to Home Health Line’s recent compliance survey. Yet, many home health leaders are exposing their agencies to compliance risks because they're not familiar enough with all aspects of compliance to implement their programs effectively. Agencies need to understand their requirements, develop and execute specialized compliance training for the various types of staff and provide adequate resources to their compliance personnel to mitigate their regulatory exposure. This exclusive, five-page whitepaper discusses in detail the hottest topics in home health compliance now that health care reform has moved compliance to the forefront, including the components of a compliance program, lessons learned with compliance programs, risk assessments, plus ten proven ways to spot compliance risks. http://homehealthwhitepapers.decisionhealth.com/ViewSurvey.aspx?survey=83&whitepaper_id=110 Sun, January 01, 2012 12:00:00 EST Home Health Line