Home Health Line Breaking News
10/29/2015
In order to carry out the standardization of post-acute patient assessment data as mandated in the IMPACT Act, CMS announced Oct. 29 its proposal to add a new Condition of Participation (CoP) related to home health discharge planning. The new requirements would be part of a discharge planning overhaul CMS would like to also carry out for hospitals, long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehab facilities and critical access hospitals, CMS says in its proposed rule.
10/29/2015
In the 2016 PPS final rule posted Oct. 29 on the Federal Register, CMS followed through with its proposal to create a value-based purchasing model for home health. But the federal Medicare agency decided to lessen the potential payment reductions it had proposed for agencies to receive based upon their initial successes or failures within the model. And CMS also dropped some of the measures it initially proposed to include in the model.
10/28/2015
Two issues that Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have reported during the transition to ICD-10 appear to be resolved. One of the problems involved National Provider Identifiers (NPIs). It caused home health agencies and hospices nationwide to have problems submitting claims.
10/28/2015
If you’re going to list a diagnosis code on a hospice patient’s notice of termination/revocation of election (NOTR) — even though you don’t need to — make sure you list the a valid code or your claim will be returned to provider (RTP’d).
10/27/2015
Home health agencies would dodge a requirement to collect a copay from Medicare patients under a draft budget agreement negotiated by the White House and Republican congressional leaders. 
10/22/2015
After losing more than $3 million over the past couple years, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has decided to leave CMS’ Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program.
10/21/2015
An issue with National Provider Identifiers (NPIs), which caused home health agencies and hospices nationwide to have problems submitting claims, appeared to be resolved but may have reappeared.
10/21/2015
Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) NGS has identified a claims processing issue involving claims for several immunization and administration procedures codes being incorrectly denied due to an incorrect diagnosis code.
10/20/2015
In comments submitted to CMS, agencies expressed concern with the proposed electronic clinical template created for doctors to use when documenting face-to-face encounters.
10/20/2015
by: Lucas Deloach, attorney
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Home Care Rule, which excludes employees of third-party employers from the companionship and live-in domestic service worker exemptions to the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA’s) overtime and minimum wage requirements, is now effective.
Below are some key compliance tips to assist in reclassifying home care employees as non-exempt.

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