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Industry Note:

Open Door Forum Bumped

Published on Fri Dec 30, 2016

Scratch Medicare’s Jan. 11 Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum off your calendar. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rescheduled the call for Feb. 8.

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Home Health & Hospice Week

Pre-Claim Review:
Pre-Claim Review To Launch In Florida April 1
Administrative burden is program’s biggest fault. It’s no joke: The much-reviled Pre-Claim Review demonstration program [...]

Pre-Claim Review:
HHAs Stare Down PCR Program Riddled With Problems
The demonstration has made some improvements, however. The potentially unsustainable workload of the Pre-Claim Review [...]

Medical Review:
Hey, Remaining 3 Demo States: Don't Delay In PCR Prep
Meanwhile, industry pursues PCR eradication. The home health industry continues to try to return the [...]

Strategy:
Follow These 6 Hard-Learned Tips For PCR Preparation
Use MAC’s vital Pre-Claim Review checklist. Home health agencies in Florida should be prepared to [...]

Face-To-Face:
Get Ready For Round 2 Of F2F Probe & Educate
Will denial rate north of 90% persist? Medicare gave Florida home health agencies yet another [...]

Fraud & Abuse:
Don't Let Internal Audits Cost You Millions
Ignore a hospice patient who has been on service for 5 years at your own [...]

Fraud & Abuse:
Guilty Pleas Rack Up In Home Care Fraud Case
2 home visit physicians called on the carpet. If more than 97 percent of a [...]

Industry Note:
Beware One MAC's New Signature Deadline
MAC rescinds hasty policy interpretation. Put one more time point on your list of deadlines [...]

Industry Note:
CMS To Hold HHGM Call
Want to find out more about Medicare’s plans for drastic home health payment reform? Tune [...]

Industry Note:
HHA PUF Data Updated
See how you measure up against Medicare’s latest data released for home health agencies. CMS [...]

Industry Note:
Open Door Forum Bumped
Scratch Medicare’s Jan. 11 Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum off your calendar. [...]

Industry Note:
Keep Tabs On These January CAHPS Dates
You can access your Preview Report for Home Health CAHPS data on Jan. 6, the [...]

Industry Note:
Prior Authorization Goes Nationwide This Summer
Your patients who need two types of power wheelchairs, K0856 and K0861, may have a [...]

Industry Note:
HHA Fraudsters Funnel Patient Kickbacks Through Charity
Mother and son Martha and Luis Lima have pled guilty to Medicare charges, the Miami [...]

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