Home Health & Hospice Week
New CERT ADR Deadline Delayed Indefinitely
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Hospice:
Brace For Tougher Enforcement Of Hospice Drug Bundling
Prior authorization coming for all hospice patient drugs. CMS has been putting pressure on hospices [...] - Compliance:
Toe The Hospice Drug Line Or Risk Fraud Charges, Takebacks
Hospice drug coverage isn’t just a reimbursement concern — it’s a compliance one as well. [...] - Regulations:
Use These 9 Tips To Master Hospice Drug Compliance
Pointer: Fine tune your formulary to walk the line between compliance and financial health. Don’t [...] - Referrals:
Help Doc Referral Sources Capture Extra Pay For Some Home Care Patients
Watch for chronic care codes coming. With face-to-face and other regulatory burdens making it more [...] - Billing:
Confusion Abounds As Hospice Claims Data Deadline Nears
MAC offers more info on burdensome new requirement. With all the new data you’ll have [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Continues Transfer Policy Scrutiny At Hospitals
MAC collects $1 million for missed discharges to home care and other postacute providers. The [...] - Industry Note:
Newspaper Highlights Regional Home Care Utilization Differences
Home care and other post-acute care providers are in the spotlight for increased Medicare spending [...] - Industry Note:
Will Doc Fix Affect Home Care Spending?
You can count on physician efforts to avert the 20 percent cut to their rates [...] - Industry Note:
Watch For New VA Pay By April 1
You may know you don’t have to switch payment methodologies — and possibly receive lower [...] - Industry Note:
HETS Hospice Info Update Pushed Back
CMS still plans to get rid of the ELGA/ ELGH system for looking up patient [...] - Industry Note:
Duplicate RAPs Trigger Claims System Glitch
Be careful not to submit duplicate RAPs, or you may see significant payment delays. "It [...] - Industry Note:
Lack Of Funding Hampers HIPAA Audits
You may get a little breathing room on HIPAA audits. The funding for security rule [...] - Industry Note:
New CERT ADR Deadline Delayed Indefinitely
You don’t have to worry about adhering to the new shorter timeframe for CERT ADR [...] - Industry Note:
Healthcare System Closes Home Health Unit
Hospitals and health systems are finding it harder and harder to sustain their home care [...]
