Home Health Line
08/15/2011

The approaching 2014 deadline for home health rebasing and a recent multi-million dollar settlement mean it’s more important than ever to file accurate cost reports.

08/15/2011

NHIC has acknowledged it was mistaken when it denied claims based on a presumed face-to-face encounter error (HHL 7/18/11). In line with CMS instructions, the Medicare administrative contractor for New

08/15/2011

Contracts between hospitals and home health agencies could become common once CMS begins its accountable care organization (ACO) model and bundled payment demonstrations.

08/15/2011

Agencies still struggling to comply with the therapy reassessment requirement, and forced to deal with non-reimburseable visits, will benefit from a re-education program targeted only at the individual therapists causing

08/15/2011

Medicare payment cuts continue to shrink home health budgets, leaving agencies with more pressure to grow referrals while also making it harder to incentivize marketers in ways that boost performance

08/15/2011
Evidence of the face-to-face encounter and therapy reassessment regulations’ impact can now be measured in dollars and cents, as earnings reports filed this month by the four publicly traded home
08/08/2011

Medicare home health payments won’t be affected immediately by the compromise legislation authorizing an increase in the federal debt ceiling, but could be clipped by a bipartisan Congressional committee later

08/08/2011

Hospices will see a 2.5% net payment increase in 2012 as well as more flexibility related to the face-to-face encounter requirement, according to the final wage index, which was published

08/08/2011

Whistleblower suits against home health agencies under the federal False Claims Act have been rare, but one such suit recently unsealed in Lexington, Ky., shows why agencies shouldn’t ignore the

08/08/2011

Take a close look at your discharge policy to avoid partial episode payment (PEP) adjustments which can cost you patients and Medicare dollars.

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