Home Health & Hospice Week
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Home Health & Hospice Week
- Budget:
U.S. President Wants Cuts To HHA Payments Next Year
Hospices generally get a pass in White House budget for 2014. As the opening salvo [...] - Edits:
HHAs Getting Up To Speed On Physician PECOS Requirements
Be sure you’re on top of these costly edits before they hit May 1. If [...] - Reimbursement:
System Glitch Leaves HHAs Hanging
Claims system problem reminds agencies to always be prepared. Without reimbursement coming in the door, [...] - Quality:
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CMS Quality Improvement Organizations can help you improve care and reduce costs.
Do you [...] - Industry Note:
Improvement Standard One Step Closer To Getting The Boot
Medicare issues fact sheet following lawsuit settlement overturning policy.
Medicare contractors that have [...] - Industry Note:
Use These Instructions For Billing With Diagnosis Codes When ICD-10 Hits
Not sure how to handle diagnosis codes on claims that span the Oct. 1, 2014 [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Shines Spotlight On Miami Home Health Fraud Once Again
The HHS Office of Inspector General is trumpeting its success with its HEAT initiative in [...] - Industry Note:
Keep Medicare Timely Filing In Mind For Former Hospice Late Claims
Hold up on submitting those hospice late bills. "Hospice add-on claims (also known as late [...] - Industry Note:
Follow This Procedure When Patient Won't Sign ABN
Does your agency have to be on the hook if a patient refuses to sign [...] - Industry Note:
Case Study: Hospital Uses Home Care To Curb Readmissions
Medicare’s new payment system for hospitals, which penalizes them for high readmission rates, is motivating [...] - Industry Note:
D.C. HHA Owner Guilty
A former HHA owner in the nation’s capital has pled guilty to creating fake patient [...] - Industry Note:
Excluded Staff Lead To Ohio HHA Owner's Guilty Plea
An HHA owner in Ohio has pled guilty to Medicare fraud. Divyesh "David" C. Patel, [...] - Industry Note:
Providers Plan To Build More Hospice Houses
The number of the nation’s hospice inpatient facilities continues to grow. In Bonita, Calif., Sharp [...]
