Home Health Line
02/07/2011

CMS Medicare manual update. CMS has revised several portions of the Medicare coverage manual to comply with provisions of the new timely filing requirement, the federal agency announced Jan. 21.

01/31/2011

A lawsuit filed in federal court Jan. 18 could cause CMS to clarify Medicare coverage rules, making home health services accessible to more patients.

01/31/2011

Forty-three home health agencies in Texas and Florida have had their Medicare payments suspended as a result of zone program integrity contractor (ZPIC) reviews.

01/31/2011

Agencies can expect unannounced site visits every time their Medicare licenses are up for renewal thanks to a new CMS regulation.

01/31/2011

The answer to that question could impact your outcome scores as CMS only considers the care episode when calculating those scores.

01/31/2011

Clinicians can determine a patient’s ability to take medication only if that medication is present in the home on the day of the assessment.

01/31/2011

Cahaba GBA has returned a number of home health claims billed with the new and revised G codes for nursing and therapy services.

01/31/2011

Medicaid face-to-face encounter forms are now available. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has released the form physicians must use to document the physician face-to-face encounter for Medicaid

01/24/2011

Agencies’ fears that the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) recommendation for per-episode copays – of as much as $150 – could cause patients to refuse necessary services are becoming reality.

01/24/2011

Despite CMS’ advice for states to hold off on requiring physician face-to-face encounters for Medicaid patients, one state has moved forward with such requirements that place an additional paperwork burden

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