Home Health Line
12/17/2012
Experts predict a major financial blow for agencies as a result of CMS’ change to the diagnosis payment slot. However, in-depth case-mix training can help your agency pick up points you might be dropping elsewhere to balance out your M1024 losses.
 
12/17/2012
Familiarize your clinicians with the case-mix impact of underlying conditions and deficits for patients with certain diagnoses in the latest Grouper release.
 
12/17/2012
You have until Jan. 31 to comment on a CMS proposal to add new data points to hospice claims as part of information-gathering efforts for payment reform. 
 
12/17/2012
Establish weekly oversight mechanisms for your billers to realize efficiencies and make sure your agency experiences reliable cash flow.
 
12/17/2012
CMS believes the impact of its M1024 restriction will be inconsequential, stating it has found that more than 99.6% of assessments would continue to receive the same case-mix weight when the payment diagnosis field is restricted to fracture codes only, resulting in a 0.04% decrease in payments to agencies, according the final 2013 PPS rule.
 
12/17/2012
If patients seem depressed due to the upcoming holidays, help them think back to their own positive associations with this time of year. However, be prepared to confront a more serious problem if symptoms of depression persist.
 
12/17/2012
CMS is asking for comment on plans to replace the Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice (HHABN), according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Dec. 11.
12/10/2012
Now is a good time to review your process for counting visits toward therapy reassessment thresholds. Come Jan. 1, you’ll see several changes to the kinds of visits which figure into that count.
 
12/10/2012
Here’s an overview of the new rules for Jan. 1 and how they change the way you count visits, based on CMS guidance.
 
12/10/2012
Analyze your patient population and look for new ways to capture appropriate case-mix points to minimize your agency’s losses as a result of CMS’ change to M1024, the diagnosis payment slot.
 

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