News



Latest Blog Posts
January
  • 17 Software Tip of the Month - January 2012
    Assessment Comparison Report Is your agency using our Assessment Comparison Report? This report is available for every follow-up OASIS assessment after a Start of Care (Recertification, ROC or other follow-up). The Assessment Comparison Report compares the current assessment to all of…...more
  • 11 Be A Thorough Housekeeper
    by Tom Boyd, Principal, Boyd & Nicholas Recently an industry list serve had much discussion of an agency having to pay unemployment insurance benefits to a RN employee who was fired for falsifying the clinical notes. They reported that fact…...more
  • 11 Coding Tip of the Month - January 2012
    Osteomyelitis A patient develops osteomyelitis and has to have her fingers amputated. Walk through this sample scenario to practice your coding skills. Click here to print this tip!  
  • 11 OASIS Tip of the Month - January 2012
    General OASIS Conventions There are 16 general OASIS conventions. Watch this video blog to learn about conventions 13-16. Click here to print this tip!  
December
  • 20 Software Tip of the Month - December 2011
    Comparing Reimbursement to Cost for an Episode of Care Did you know that PPS Plus can calculate your costs to compare with your reimbursement so that you can see where you stand financially with an assessment at the outset of…...more
  • 14 Coding Tip of the Month - December 2011
    History of Pulmonary Embolism and Complication of Central Line Walk through this sample scenario to practice your coding skills. Click here to print this tip!
  • 14 OASIS Tip of the Month - December 2011
    General OASIS Conventions There are 16 general OASIS conventions. Watch this video blog to learn about conventions 9-12. Click here to print this tip!
November


Latest News

November
  • 02 Key Points for the Final Rule
    The Final Rule has been released! As we are busy reading and interpreting the final changes for CY 2012, here is a list of a few key points:   1. Home health agencies will see a base episode rate for…...more
September
  • 16 Jennifer Warfield Publishes Her Second Book!
    In the second edition of Tips, Tricks & Tidbits for Home Health Professionals, Jennifer Warfield, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C, expands on the clinical and ICD-9-CM coding knowledge that she shared in the first. The new book includes everything you loved…...more
July
  • 11 We’re Changing YouTube Channels!
    We're changing YouTube channels! As of Friday, Juyly 15, ppsplus2000 will no longer be an active YouTube channel. Our new channel, which is currently open, is www.youtube.com/user/ppsplus. If you're a current subscriber to our expiring channel, please make sure to…...more
March
November
September
  • 21 PPS Plus and PECOS: A New Way to Verify Enrollment
    Last week, PPS Plus Software released a software update to its Home Health Edition v6 designed to help home care agencies navigate through one of CMS's latest regulatory systems, PECOS (Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System). PPS Plus Software's PECOS Enrollment Validation…...more
July
  • 08 PPS Plus Recognized in Leading Home Health Publication
    PPS Plus Software made home health headlines when Nason Hospital Home Health Agency's director, Sharon Snider, reported that while many agencies have seen a decrease in case mix scores and Medicare reimbursement since the implementation of OASIS-C, her agency has…...more
June
  • 11 Recap from IAHC Tradeshow
    by John Shinn, President Jan Favre, Account Executive, and I just returned from the Iowa Association in Home Care's 2010 Annual Conference in Altoona. I had the honor of being select to give two presentations while there - "Are You…...more
May
  • 26 PPS Plus Serves Up Food, Fun and Education at Annual Event
    Some of PPS Plus Software's closest friends and colleagues from across the region joined us on May 7 for our 2010 Crawfish Boil. The day featured Southern-celebrated food, music and fun activities and an all-day ICD-9 coding course presented by…...more
April
March
June
February
  • 16 PPS Plus Rolls in Biloxi Mardi Gras Parade Today
    The PPS Plus staffers make their way toward Downtown Biloxi today to take part in Gulf Coast Carnival Association's 2009 Mardi Gras parade. The parade is scheduled to begin at 1 pm and will include more than 30 floats representing…...more
  • 16 Jennifer Warfield Invited to Speak in Illinois and Oregon
    Education Director, Jennifer Warfield, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C has been invited to present at Illinois Homecare Council's (IHCC) 2009 Annual Conference and at the 2009 Oregon Association for Home Care (OAHC) Annual Conference. She will be presenting ICD-9 coding sessions…...more
  • 09 Denise Burch Earns HCS-D Certification
    Coding and OASIS consultant, Denise Burch, LPN, can now add HCS-D to her credentials after earning her homecare coding specialist (diagnosis) certification from the Board of Medical Specialty Coding. Denise is now among the clinicians on staff who can offer…...more
  • 02 PPS Plus Software Moves Into New Headquarters
    The PPS Plus Software offices moved into new company headquarters in Biloxi, Miss. on Friday, Jan. 30. The move is an exciting step for PPS Plus Software as the number of personnel and services have increased significantly since 2006. Although…...more

More PPS Plus News»



Get In Touch

Call us at 888-897-9136 about support, assistance, service issues or any other questions. Or...

Contact Us Online
 
Tips, Tricks, & Tidbits for Home Health Professionals, 2nd Edition by Jennifer Warfield RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C Education Director, PPS Plus Software Tips, Tricks, & Tidbits for Home Health Professionals, 2nd Edition by Jennifer Warfield RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C Education Director, PPS Plus Software Buy this book!

What's New