Home Health Line Breaking News
03/31/2015
CMS’s final open door forum to discuss its proposed electronic and paper clinical templates has been rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. EST April 28.
 
 
03/27/2015
Despite the U.S. House's resounding vote to dash the sustainable growth rate (SGR), the Senate adjourned for a scheduled recess March 27 without taking up the bill, leaving physicians wondering whether the axe will fall at the end of the month.
 
 
03/27/2015
Beginning in July, agencies will have access to a free tool from quality improvement organization TMF Health Quality Institute that will help them address their risks for overpayment from Medicare, according to a report on the TMF website.
 
 
03/24/2015
During a recent open door forum, CMS provided inaccurate information to home health agencies regarding their role in providing documentation to support certification for home health services, the federal Medicare agency acknowledged March 23.
 
 
03/23/2015
After listening to industry comments on its 5-Star rating system for home health, CMS has removed the process measure “Pneumococcal Vaccine Ever Received” from the rating system. It plans to introduce patient experience-of-care measures later this year.
 
 
03/20/2015
CMS and its contractors are working with the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) to resolve an issue that is causing more than 1,000 home health claims and adjustments to have possibly been denied improperly.
 
 
03/19/2015
An issue involving home health claims, discovered during ICD-10’s first-ever end-to-end testing week, has been addressed.
 
 
03/13/2015
The Medicare profit margins enjoyed by home health agencies continue to justify a process of rebasing payments, starting with a 4-percent reduction in payments, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) concludes in its latest annual report to Congress on Medicare reimbursement. 
 
 
03/11/2015
The House Ways and Means Committee has endorsed a bipartisan bill that would require agencies to obtain a minimum of $50,000 in surety bond coverage, similar to surety bonds that have been required of home medical equipment (HME) suppliers since 2009.
03/03/2015
A newly released report from CMS shows health care providers participating in 25 CMS reporting programs across the country, including home health agencies, have improved performance on quality measures from 2006 to 2013.
 
 

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