Home Health & Hospice Week
PROPOSED P4P DEMONSTRATION MEASURES AND THEIR WEIGHTS
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Pay For Performance:
P4P DEMO MAY BRING EXTRA REIMBURSEMENT TO HOME CARE
Demo funding drawn from reduced hospital, ER use.
Home health agencies got some good news and [...] - PROPOSED P4P DEMONSTRATION MEASURES AND THEIR WEIGHTS
Incidence of Acute Care Hospitalization (25%)
Incidence of Any Emergent Care (15%)
Improvement in Bathing (10%)
Improvement in [...] - Quality:
HHAs PROTEST HOSPITAL, RE MEASURES FOR P4P DEMO
Ambulation measure problematic too.
The new pay for performance demonstration is likely to reward providers most [...] - Competitive Bidding:
COMPETITIVE BIDDING MAY BE CLOSER THAN YOU THINK
There's no final rule--but no time to waste.
If your wares include durable medical equipment, prosthetics, [...] - Competitive Bidding:
SURVIVE AND THRIVE WITH THESE 3 VITAL BIDDING STEPS
Knowledge will be power.
Competitive bidding is at your doorstep, so be sure you've covered these [...] - Therapy:
THINK TWICE ABOUT BILLING INFRARED THERAPY TREATMENTS
CMS says no to this modality.
If you furnish provide infrared therapy, beware.
You may be one [...] - OASIS:
3 SIMPLE WAYS TO IMPROVE OASIS ACCURACY
When assessing, try replacing 'tell me' with 'show me.'
Watch out: Transmitting flawed OASIS assessments can [...] - Power Mobility:
DON'T MISS DETAILS OF ROUND-TWO WHEELCHAIR CODE REVISIONS
Feds redefine some items.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may have more technical errors [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
CODE MUSCLE WEAKNESS RIGHT TO KEEP REIMBURSEMENT STRONG
Tip: Focus on multiple aspects of an underlying disease.
Learning when to report 728.87 for muscle [...] - Gauge Your Past Performance and Steer Your Agency Higher
Introducing Eli's 2006 Home Health Operations Dashboard presented by Eli's Home Care Week and BKD [...] - Industry Notes:
CONGRESS EXTENDS THERAPY CAP EXCEPTIONS
Last-minute legislation also addresses recovery audits, wage index, respite care.
Home health agencies that furnish outpatient [...]
