Ms. Bella is a seasoned clinical consultant with McBee Associates, Inc., specializing in home health care coding and OASIS review. She brings more than 20 years of experience in home health, outpatient, and hospital nursing to the firm. She offers extensive knowledge and expertise in OASIS and ICD-10 Coding for home health. She also offers an in-depth understanding of Medicare and Medicaid regulations, federal and state regulatory requirements, OASIS integrity, quality improvement and HIPAA compliance. Ms. Bella’s depth of experience gives her a superior understanding of the financial issues and responsibilities of home health care. Her nursing background and home health leadership experience have taught her to effectively manage patient care, monitor compliance, develop field staff and improve agency outcomes. In the home health industry, Ms. Bella has provided direct patient care, case management, and has held multiple leadership positions. As a clinical manager, she has directed multi-disciplinary teams and has led a branch in quality assurance and performance improvement. As a Director of Nursing, Ms. Bella mentored her branch to “survey ready” status, improved Press Ganey scores and reduced unbilled episodes. She offers extensive knowledge of clinical operations, and home health care documentation regulations. In the hospice industry, Ms. Bella has worked as a triage nurse, effectively managing off hours calls from patients, families and referral sources. She established a consistent schedule for on call coverage streamlining the scheduling process.In the hospital industry, Ms. Bella has provided skilled nursing in areas including medical-surgical, step down and telemetry units. Through this experience, she gained a thorough understanding of patient care needs after hospitalization, including home health care, hospice, and rehabilitation.