Home Health & Hospice Week
Make This Oct. 5 Deadline
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Survey & Certification:
Beware Aide Competency Testing Under Final IGs
Medicare tweaked testing IGs — but not enough. The final Interpretive Guidelines for the Home [...] - Compliance:
Look To These 2 Bright Spots In Final IGs
Aides’ med administration, verbal order clarifications welcome. While there is a lot to be worried [...] - Regulations:
Unchanged IG Sections Pose Major Compliance Risks
Agencies’ have their work cut out for them in avoiding survey deficiencies. Some Interpretive Guideline [...] - Hospice:
CMS Changes The Channel For Future Hospice Compare Additions
Medicare will no longer run new public display of measures through rulemaking. When it comes [...] - Payment:
Post Acute PPS Isn't Going Away
How do readmission payment penalties for HHAs sound? The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission continues to [...] - Industry Note:
Note This Payment Reduction Appeal Change
Get ready for no more paper reconsideration requests. If you think you’re going to be [...] - Industry Note:
Revised OT, PT LCDs Contain This Significant Change
If you’re used to using certain codes for myalgia and post-op infection to justify your [...] - Industry Note:
Make This Oct. 5 Deadline
Now’s your chance to look at your performance on the new Hospice and Palliative Care [...] - Industry Note:
MAC To School Docs On Home Health Duties
If you’re trying to get your referring physicians to toe the line for face-to-face documentation [...] - Industry Note:
Get Your HQRP Bearings With New Education From CMS
You can learn more about the Hospice Quality Reporting Program by using newly posted materials [...] - Industry Note:
Bay Area HHA Owner, Marketer Indicted On Kickback Charges — Plus Physician
A California home health agency marketer and referring physician have been indicted on Medicare fraud [...] - Industry Note:
Medicare Indicates Enthusiasm For Next-Gen ACOs And Their Cost Savings
Don’t be surprised to see Medicare move more strongly toward Accountable Care Organizations. A new [...] - Industry Note:
Guard Your PECOS Data Like You Would Your PHI
HIPAA requires that providers safeguard their patients’ protected health information (PHI), but Medicare wants to [...]
