Home Health Line
02/14/2011

An extension of the deadline for submitting patient-satisfaction data likely was caused by agencies’ confusion about what they had to do to have their data sent to CMS.

02/14/2011

Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act update. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced the bill for consideration in the Senate on Jan. 31. It would allow nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists,

02/14/2011

With Medicare cuts shrinking home health payments, agencies could bolster their bottom lines by refining their collections process for private insurers.

02/07/2011

You might not know that your agency is involved in a pre-payment review by a zone program integrity contractor (ZPIC) when its investigators walk through your door.

02/07/2011

A lack of uniform education materials is sending mixed messages to referring physicians and causing extra work for agencies running up against doctors’ objections and face-to-face visit documentation errors.

02/07/2011

CMS met on Jan. 21 with health care advocacy organizations to establish a comprehensive plan for provider education and cooperation with home health stakeholders until face-to-face enforcement begins April 1.

02/07/2011

Failure to follow your agency’s policies against discrimination could cost you $150,000 if a recent case involving a Maryland private duty agency is any indication.

02/07/2011

A month’s experience with competitively set home medical equipment rates suggests bidding for Medicare contracts is shrinking the number of available suppliers even more than the industry anticipated.

02/07/2011

Home health agencies’ outpatient therapy claims soon could face scrutiny from fiscal intermediaries and zone program integrity contractors (ZPICs), leading to claims denials and on-site reviews, CMS announced recently.

02/07/2011

A new Columbia University study could provide much-needed weight for home health providers as they battle steep payment cuts and burdensome regulations.

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