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Tap New Diabetes Guidelines From NIH
Home Health & Hospice Week
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Home Health & Hospice Week
- Regulations:
Direct Your F2F Information To The Correct Physician
OASIS-C1, COPs, Value-Based Purchasing also addressed in Open Door Forum. You can finally give physicians [...] - Hospice:
Cap Calculations Will Include Sequestration Dollars Medicare Never Paid You
Overpayments will be based on reimbursement you never received, CMS confirms. Hospices skirting their per [...] - Hospice:
Hundreds Of Hospices Lag On HIS Submission
NOE billing, CAHPS also addressed in Open Door Forum. You’d better get on the stick [...] - Reimbursement:
How It Works: Notice Of Election Billing
For a reminder on how you can qualify for an exception to the five-day Notice [...] - HIPAA:
Give Your HIPAA Policies A Tune-Up In Light Of Same-Sex Marriage Guidance
OCR augments the definitions of spouse, marriage, and family member. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
Use 3 ICD-10 Answers To Prepare For New Coding System
Hint: Forget everything you know about ICD-9’s ‘excludes’ codes when coding diabetes. With the ICD-10 [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Keeps Pressure On Home Health, Hospice
Watchdog agency touts F2F as fraud prevention measure. Don’t expect to say goodbye to the [...] - Industry Notes:
You Won't See New Hospitalization Data In Jan
Watch for the next Home Health Com-pare update in the New Year. The Centers for [...] - Industry Notes:
Comply With Owner Fingerprint Requests ASAP
If you get a request from Medicare asking for a fingerprint background check for owners, [...] - Industry Notes:
Therapy Caps Nudge Up $20 In New Year
Starting Jan. 1, you’ll have a little bit more room under the therapy cap, if [...] - Industry Notes:
Check Out Revamped Home Oxygen Safety Goal
You can now download the Joint Com-mission’s National Patient Safety Goals for home care that [...] - Industry Notes:
Know What To Include In Your ADR Response
How much is too much, not enough or just right? One Medicare Administrative Contract-or hopes [...] - Industry Notes:
Tap New Diabetes Guidelines From NIH
Your patients with diabetes may benefit from new guidance from the NIH. The National In-stitute [...]
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