Home Health Line
08/08/2011

Medicare home health payments won’t be affected immediately by the compromise legislation authorizing an increase in the federal debt ceiling, but could be clipped by a bipartisan Congressional committee later

08/08/2011

Hospices will see a 2.5% net payment increase in 2012 as well as more flexibility related to the face-to-face encounter requirement, according to the final wage index, which was published

08/08/2011

Whistleblower suits against home health agencies under the federal False Claims Act have been rare, but one such suit recently unsealed in Lexington, Ky., shows why agencies shouldn’t ignore the

08/08/2011

Take a close look at your discharge policy to avoid partial episode payment (PEP) adjustments which can cost you patients and Medicare dollars.

08/08/2011
Rather than agonize over lost referrals due to physician frustrations with face-to-face rules or hospitals that refer strictly to their own home health branch, some agency marketing and sales teams

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