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Understanding Tricky OASIS Questions — and How Errors Can Impact Payments

For many clinicians, completing OASIS assessments can feel like navigating a maze. Even seasoned home health professionals may find certain OASIS items confusing or open to interpretation. But the reality is this — how you answer specific OASIS questions directly affects your agency’s reimbursement, compliance status, and publicly reported quality outcomes. In this post, we’ll […]

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🏡 Understanding OASIS: Improving Care Through Better Documentation

Introduction In the world of home health, documentation is more than paperwork — it’s the backbone of quality care, compliance, and reimbursement. The Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) is a standardized tool used across home health agencies to assess patient needs, measure outcomes, and improve care delivery. Yet, many clinicians and agency partners still

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Case Study: How Strategic Staffing Improved Patient Continuity and Outcomes

When a home health agency struggles with staffing gaps, the impact reaches far beyond scheduling. Missed visits, inconsistent care, and delayed recoveries can quickly erode both patient trust and agency performance metrics. This case study explores how Distinctive Therapy Services helped one agency stabilize its therapy coverage, strengthen communication, and ultimately improve patient continuity and

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The Role of Therapy Partners in Keeping Agencies Audit-Ready

Running a home health or outpatient agency means more than providing excellent care—it also means staying compliant with ever-changing regulations. When an audit happens, everything from documentation to licensing and billing must be in order. This is where a trusted therapy staffing partner becomes a critical part of your compliance strategy. ✅ Why Audit Readiness

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Outlier Payments and LUPA Thresholds: How CMS’s 2026 Adjustments Affect Short Episodes

The 2026 CMS Home Health Proposed Rule brings important changes to how agencies are reimbursed for short episodes of care. Two areas—Low Utilization Payment Adjustment (LUPA) thresholds and outlier payments—will see updates that could affect agency financials, especially for patients requiring fewer visits. Understanding LUPA Thresholds LUPA thresholds determine how many visits must occur within

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Home Health in 2026: What Agencies Need to Know About CMS’s Proposed Changes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed rule for the 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS), and the changes are significant. From payment cuts to new quality reporting measures, agencies must prepare now to navigate a shifting landscape. This article breaks down the highlights of the proposed rule

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The Role of Therapy in Reducing Hospital Readmissions

Hospital readmissions are a costly challenge for healthcare systems, agencies, and families alike. For patients, being readmitted often means disrupted recovery and increased stress. For hospitals and agencies, high readmission rates can lead to penalties, lost revenue, and strained resources. Therapy—physical, occupational, and speech—plays a crucial role in preventing unnecessary hospital readmissions by promoting recovery,

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