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Industry Note:

Respond To CAHPS Pay Reduction Quickly

Published on Tue Sep 27, 2011

Letters about 2 percent pay reduction in 2012 went out in September. The clock is ticking if you received a notice that you won't get your full reimbursement in 2012 due to failure to submit CAHPS data. You have 30 days to file for a reconsideration of that decision, if you did indeed submit data but the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services does not have you recorded as doing so. The 30-day deadline starts upon receipt of the letter from the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) telling agencies they will receive 2 percent less in 2012 due to failing to comply with the Home Health CAHPS data submission requirements, CAHPS vendor RTI says on the HHCAHPS website. Do this: HHAs should follow the instructions in the letter to file a reconsideration request, RTI advises. If an agency asks its vendor to submit verification that the vendor collected and submitted data [...]
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