Home Health Line
02/07/2011

You might not know that your agency is involved in a pre-payment review by a zone program integrity contractor (ZPIC) when its investigators walk through your door.

02/07/2011

A lack of uniform education materials is sending mixed messages to referring physicians and causing extra work for agencies running up against doctors’ objections and face-to-face visit documentation errors.

02/07/2011

CMS met on Jan. 21 with health care advocacy organizations to establish a comprehensive plan for provider education and cooperation with home health stakeholders until face-to-face enforcement begins April 1.

02/07/2011

Failure to follow your agency’s policies against discrimination could cost you $150,000 if a recent case involving a Maryland private duty agency is any indication.

02/07/2011

A month’s experience with competitively set home medical equipment rates suggests bidding for Medicare contracts is shrinking the number of available suppliers even more than the industry anticipated.

02/07/2011

Home health agencies’ outpatient therapy claims soon could face scrutiny from fiscal intermediaries and zone program integrity contractors (ZPICs), leading to claims denials and on-site reviews, CMS announced recently.

02/07/2011

A new Columbia University study could provide much-needed weight for home health providers as they battle steep payment cuts and burdensome regulations.

02/07/2011

CMS Medicare manual update. CMS has revised several portions of the Medicare coverage manual to comply with provisions of the new timely filing requirement, the federal agency announced Jan. 21.

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