Home Health Line
06/22/2009
There’s another reason to believe pending health care reform legislation could change hospital and physician referrals to home health. It’s called the “accountable care organization” (ACO).
06/22/2009
If you think the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has too much influence over payments, just wait.
06/22/2009
Here are other areas that the RACs could target, speculates Ann Rambusch, director of home health education for DecisionHealth in Gaithersburg, Md.Medical necessity. Medical necessity was a key focus during
06/22/2009
Did you ever think of hosting a Battle of the Bands as a way to boost referrals from musically inclined physicians?
06/22/2009
An upcoming CMS hearing on HCPCS codes for wound vacs could affect both Medicare payments for these devices and patient eligibility for wound-vac treatment.
06/22/2009
The HHS has taken another step toward developing a vaccine for the H1N1 virus.
06/22/2009
Nail down the performance you expect from your billers and you could see your DSO shrink by 15 days.
06/22/2009
Clinicians complete this form at admission to document medical necessity, an important defense against Recovery Audit Contractors’ recoupments.
06/22/2009
Recent indications from CMS suggest that therapy use will be a main focus when Recovery Audit Contractors start reviewing home health claims later this summer.

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