Home Health Line Breaking News
09/03/2015
Two new motions were filed this week in the battle over whether private duty agencies should continue to follow the companionship exemption that’s been in place for about 40 years.
 
 
09/01/2015
CMS has announced the creation of a Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design model. 
 
 
08/31/2015
by: The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission on Aug. 26 identified the five home health requirements it identified most frequently as “not compliant” during surveys and reviews during the first six months of 2015. The data involve “citations only from organizations due to be surveyed during this time period — that is, data from for-cause surveys are not included,” The Joint Commission notes.
 
 
08/31/2015
The timeframe by which agencies must notify their respective Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) of a change of address has been extended by CMS to 90 days.
 
 
08/27/2015
When you have questions or concerns about your transition to ICD-10 after Oct. 1, CMS now has an ombudsman to report them to: Dr. William Rogers MD, a practicing emergency room physician who until now has headed up the CMS Physician Regulatory Issues Team (PRIT) in the agency’s communications office.
 
 
08/27/2015
About 87% of claims received during CMS’ third and final ICD-10 end-to-end testing week were found acceptable by Medicare contractors, CMS announced during an Aug. 27 MLN Connects Call.
 
 
 
08/25/2015
When hospices list codes for anti-cancer and anti-emetic drugs outlined in Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 17, sections 80.1.1 and 80.2.1, claims are being returned to the provider, a CMS employee tells HHL.
 
08/21/2015
A bipartisan bill introduced by the chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee would make Medicare home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehab facilities and long-term care hospitals compete against each other for quality-based bonus payments.
 
 
08/21/2015
A court ruling released Aug. 21 is in favor of agencies paying overtime wages to home care workers for live-in and companion services.
 
 
08/21/2015
The proposed 2016 PPS rule for home health means Medicare will continue to overpay agencies, according to Aug. 18 comments by  the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
 
 

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