Home Health Line
08/31/2015
Private duty providers suffered a setback when a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Aug. 21 that the Labor Department had the right to require overtime payments for an estimated 1.9 million home-support aides who work for employers other than the seniors and other clients they help.
 
 
08/31/2015
During the first two levels of the appeals process, CMS contractors will no longer be able to tack on a reason for denying claims in addition to what was stated in the initial denial letter.
 
 
08/31/2015
Agencies remain confused about CMS’ requirement for physicians recertifying home health patients to estimate the frequency and duration of that patient’s service needs. That’s because CMS hasn’t said how it expects physicians to record that information.
 
 
08/31/2015
Consider assigning a biller to track how many days a patient has received hospice care and make sure CMS’ new payment calculations are correct come Jan. 1. This action could prevent thousands of dollars in miscalculations.
 
08/31/2015
Use the specialized skills of your agency’s physical therapists, including their knowledge of the intricacies of the musculoskeletal system and the differences between types of fractures, to help nurses and coders master the specific anatomy and pathophysiology that applies to fracture conditions.
 
 
08/31/2015
If your agency’s employees use their own mobile devices for transmission of protected health information (PHI), optimize the technology for security and usability.
 
 
08/31/2015
by: 2016 final hospice rule
CMS’ analysis of 2013 Fiscal Year claims data shows it’s common for hospices not to provide skilled nursing or social worker visits during the last week of hospice election for patients.
 
 

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