Home Health Line
08/13/2012

The following scenario can help you illustrate to coders how coding for resolved conditions will change if CMS’ proposal to limit use of the diagnosis payment slot (M1024) is finalized. The scenario was created by Ann Rambusch, president of Rambusch3 Consulting, Georgetown, Texas.

08/13/2012

This table summarizes the findings of the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) in its report published Aug. 2. The findings reinforce the reputation of Florida and Texas as hot spots of home health fraud.

08/13/2012

Indiana HomeCare Network's nurses carry the cards with disease-specific information shown below, but marketers also are given copies of the cards to deepen their expertise on the agency's specialty programs.

08/06/2012

Agencies in states with Medicaid face-to-face encounter requirements are beginning to come to grips with educating physicians on two different requirements, but new challenges keep emerging as the number of states grows.

08/06/2012

The CMS proposal to impose civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for survey deficiencies has left those who’ve looked closely at the details with a question: What role, if any, will state surveyors play in deciding the dollar penalty and what role will CMS play?

08/06/2012

Of 155 agencies that responded to HHL’s survey on how the proposed 2013 rule would affect them, 56% indicated they use a mix of manual and software tracking. Only 14% said they rely on software alone to track reassessments.

08/06/2012

Approach your software vendor with key questions to gain confidence in your agency’s electronic tracking solution and dispense with manual backups.

08/06/2012

Prepare for future quality reporting requirements and get a better sense of how patient family members perceive your hospice’s care by creating your own survey based on national quality forum (NQF) standards.

08/06/2012

The data below show how agencies currently track compliance with therapy reassessments.

They also show agencies’ attitudes towards the latest CMS proposal on therapy reassessments.

08/06/2012

Hospices will begin to receive their first PEPPER reports in late August, CMS contractor TMF Quality Institute has announced.

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