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Reimbursement:

Direct Telehealth Pay, Rural Add-On Could Mitigate COVID Pressures

Published on Fri Sep 24, 2021

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Home Health & Hospice Week

Medical Review:
MACs Refine Their Targeted Probe And Educate Hit Lists
Ortho aftercare is one new topic under the medical review gun. If you’re one of [...]

Patient-Driven Groupings Model:
Thanks For The HH Rate Increase — But We Need More, Agencies Say
Hold off on budget neutrality adjustments, case mix recalibration, commenters urge. The clock is ticking [...]

COVID-19:
HHAs Want CMS To Show Them The COVID Money
HH leaders ‘strained to the breaking point,’ one industry veteran warns Medicare. Nursing homes and [...]

Reimbursement:
Direct Telehealth Pay, Rural Add-On Could Mitigate COVID Pressures
Plus: Some agencies are poised for whiplash — and maybe closure — from major wage [...]

Fraud & Abuse:
Latest National Fraud Takedown Involves Miami HH Referrals
Provider Relief Fund misuse, N95 theft included in latest sweep. Authorities have COVID-related fraud in [...]

Industry Notes:
Employee Vaccination Mandate Continues To Count Down
Expect your vaccination stats to go public. The official regulation requiring vaccination of home health [...]

Industry Notes:
Hospices Finally Get A Look At Their Data For New Measures Hospice Care Index, Visits In Last Days Of Life
At long last, hospices are getting some data for two new Hospice Quality Reporting Program [...]

Industry Notes:
Connecticut HHA Payroll Manager Nabbed For Writing Checks To 'Ghost Employees'
It’s not just Medicare fraud providers need to worry about. A home health agency payroll [...]

Industry Notes:
New MAC Job Aid Shows The Right Way To Bill A Transfer When It's On The Last Day Of A Benefit Period
If hospice patient transfers are snarling your billing, a new job aid from a HHH [...]

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