Home Health & Hospice Week
Heads Up: New CMS Hospice Survey Won't Target Patients
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Hospice:
Heads Up: New CMS Hospice Survey Won't Target Patients
What do you want CMS to ask your patients’ family and friends? Prepare yourself for [...] - Therapy:
Why Your Outpatient Therapy Claims Still Have A Long Road Ahead
MACs will continue to review claims on a post-payment basis. Don’t think scrutiny of your [...] - Regulations:
Brace Yourself For A Longer Lookback Period
Medicare now has two more years to collect on overpayments. Your frustration with the three-year [...] - HIPAA Compliance:
Snuff Out EHR Security Problems To Avoid Big Fines
Root out vulnerabilities before CMS does it for you. Your electronic health record system’s state [...] - Reimbursement:
When You Should Not Report 'Resolved Condition'
Don’t assume your way out of case mix points. While you can no longer report [...] - Industry Note:
Get Ready For Serious Scrutiny Of Your HIPPS Claims
Palmetto set to launch medical review edits for high-denial rate codes. Your claims for certain [...] - Industry Note:
You'll Get A 'Fiscal Cliff' Reprieve Until Mid-May
You’re getting another ‘fiscal cliff’ reprieve, now that the House passed a bill suspending the [...] - Industry Note:
Home Care Employee Gets Prison Time For Medicaid Fraud
A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding Medicaid of more [...] - Industry Note:
HHA Owner To Serve 75 Months In Prison For Fraud, Identity Theft
An HHA owner gets 75 months in prison for health care fraud, alteration of records [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Wants Contractors To Add ICD-10 Codes To NCDs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is urging contractors to add ICD-10 codes to [...] - Industry Note:
MN Home Care Firm Under Fire For Medical Assistance Fraud
A home care company is under fire for alleged medical assistance fraud, for purportedly submitting [...] - Industry Note:
Software Vendors Now Have Steeper Fines For HIPAA Breaches
Your software vendor will face steeper penalties for HIPAA breaches, as recent changes to the [...] - Industry Note:
MACs May Begin Denying Claims That Fail Ordering/Referring Edits
CMS might soon follow through on its longstanding threat to deny claims that fail the [...] - Industry Note:
SNF-Hospice Care Combo Keeps Patients From Dying In Hospitals, Study Finds
A combination of skilled nursing facility and hospice care reduces dementia patients’ likelihood to die [...]
