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Volume XXXV, No. 5
Experts say Conn. attorney general's HIPAA suit could start enforcement trend
HHAs be warned: A state attorney general is acting on new power to enforce laws protecting patients' health information, and others could follow, bringing stricter HIPAA enforcement to home health agencies.

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Tie to U.S. laws against paid referrals hurts Florida's HHA licensing enforcement
The sandwich lunches some Florida agencies continue to offer physician practices and other referral sources could be illegal under Florida's strict home health licensing law, but that doesn't mean the state has a way to stop them.

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Training opportunities: Creative ways to manage outliers
Just because CMS has placed a cap on outlier payments doesn't mean that you have to stop serving those patients. Agencies can partner with the American Diabetes Association and other organizations to come up with innovative techniques associated with diabetes self-management training.

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Quiz patients on disease management to reduce hospitalizations
Agencies commonly give competency tests to clinicians, but one agency now gives them to its patients.

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Benchmark of the Week: Standard patient-satisfaction surveys reveal home health deficiencies
Just because your agency has high scores on your homegrown patient-satisfaction surveys doesn't mean you'll score as high when using the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey.

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Think outside of the box; seek referrals from nontraditional sources
Look beyond traditional referral sources and you could rev up referrals by as much as 15% a year.

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As a subscriber to Home Health Line, you are eligible to receive $125 off the main "Power Home Health Referrals" conference or pre-conference plus main conference package when you register between Feb. 1 through Feb. 17.

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