Home Health Line
08/02/2007
Your Medicare managed care headaches may be alleviated next year. The pending children's health bill, which the House passed Aug. 1, would slash Medicare payments to Medicare Advantage plans, especially
08/02/2007
Your agency soon could get credit for an improved outcome, helping patients progress from a walker to a cane.
08/02/2007
What happens if the complex PPS changes scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 cause CMS system glitches that slow Medicare home health payments to a trickle?
08/02/2007
Train clinicians to always check patients' Medicare cards – not insurance or any other cards – for the correct name to ensure your agency gets its claims paid on time. The beneficiary's
08/02/2007
Episodes where the patient is discharged after having received four visits or less make up the bulk of LUPA (low-utilization payment adjustments) episodes, according to new data from benchmark vendor
08/02/2007
Using V57: Accurate Coding Strategies for Home Health Therapy Audio Conference – Wednesday, August 8, 1-2:30 p.m. ET, http://www.homehealthinteractive.com /conferences/A1316/home.htmMedical Directors: Ensure Success and Avoid Kickback Questions Audio Conference – Tuesday, August

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