dgd123

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1. Home Health/Hospice Software

   dgd123 posted a topic in Home Health

   What is everyone's favorite software. I have worked with Delta and with PtCt/Maestro. I hear McKesson is good? Our agency is getting ready to switch software and just curious. Will need it both for clinical and admin/billing.

2. How do you get paid for mileage?

   dgd123 replied to NurseRoRo's topic in Home Health

   Mileage reimbursement can differ greatly by agency. The IRS sets the rate (currently 48.5 cents/mile) and an agency may choose to set their rate at this (ours does) or may pay lower. As far as when to start your mileage, our agency starts it at fir...

3. How long does coding take?

   dgd123 replied to tnava's topic in Home Health

   At our agency the person who codes is also the one who takes in the majority of our new referrals (we usually have about 120 patients on census) AND reviews all Oasis/admission charting. We have an RN in this position. Is yours an RN? I can't imag...

4. mowing the lawn, driving and working

   dgd123 replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

   That agency is committing Medicare fraud and hurting the other agencies in the area and setting them up for failure. Sure, they are appeasing the patient and their family but it is wrong. Remember also that a patient can not "agree to be homebound" ...

5. How many days a week do u work? Please need help

   dgd123 replied to deniseS's topic in Home Health

   I currently work Monday through Friday and do triage call for 7 days (broken up)every 8 weeks. This is the best I have had it in home health. When I first started at this agency, we had to also do a Saturday and Sunday every month seeing regulary sch...

6. Is 44 cents per mile good?

   dgd123 replied to deniseS's topic in Home Health

   It is good but the current allowable reimbursement by the IRS is 48.5 cents per mile which is what 2 of the 3 major agencies in our rural area are paying.

7. How many admissions

   dgd123 replied to wonderbee's topic in Home Health

   Depends on the number of referrals/number of RN's working. There are some weeks where we get one every day (sometimes even 2) and it is very stressful. Our productivity standard is 5 visits per day for RN's and 6 per day for LPN's and mileage is ab...

8. On Call dilemma

   dgd123 replied to AngiRN's topic in Home Health

   I am interested in knowing how much the person is paid that your company hired during the week and what her duties are, if any, other than on call. I have worked in home care for many years and have had informal discussions on hiring an on call nurs...

9. Does your hospital offer a pension?

   dgd123 replied to ExCorporateRN's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital does not offer a pension but we have a 401K in which if the employee invests at least 1% of salary, the company invests 6% of our annual salary. It is a good plan. I did work for another hospital for 8 years which had a pension plan and...