Home Health Line
01/10/2011

Hospices will adopt more sophisticated data collection and reporting methods as CMS increases the industry’s data reporting requirements and prepares for payment changes.

01/10/2011

Use a short form with need-to-know information to educate physicians about the new face-to-face encounter requirement.

01/10/2011

CMS’ new and revised G codes for nursing and therapy visits could lead to a new wave of additional documentation requests (ADRs) and could affect episode payments in the future.

01/10/2011

CMS will wait until April 1 to enforce the new face-to-face physician encounter requirement, but agencies need to start preparing today.

01/10/2011

The hottest mergers-and-aquisition segment, at least in the beginning of 2011, will continue to be hospice, says Dexter Braff, president, The Braff Group in Pittsburgh. That’s due to the comparatively

01/10/2011
January:Jan. 1– The durable medical equipment (DME) competitive bidding program goes into effect for beneficiaries in Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio/ Ky./Ind.; Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C./S.C.; Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas; Kansas City, Mo./Kan.; Miami-Fort
01/10/2011

Take a look at your agency’s processes, including your billing department workflow, to find ways to lower indirect costs and survive this year’s Medicare payment cuts.

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