Home Health Line
07/30/2012

After some two years of underpayments to agencies and several unsuccessful attempts, a working outlier fix finally seems to be in place.

07/30/2012

Hospices will see a net 0.9% increase in their payments starting Oct. 1, according to the hospice wage index published July 24. 

07/30/2012

Two of the five publicly reported patient satisfaction scores dropped by one percentage point each in the Home Health Compare update July 19.

07/30/2012

The latest Home Health Compare data show that two of the five publicly reported patient satisfaction measures have dropped compared to the April 19 update.

07/30/2012

New data from OCS HomeCare in Seattle show that the percentage of outlier episodes has decreased significantly since the implementation of CMS’ 10% outlier cap in 2010.

07/30/2012

Agencies in 15 mostly southern states should brace for the first medical record review by a recovery audit contractor (RAC).

07/30/2012

Work on improving medication management strategies to influence hospitalization rates and have better data to present to potential hospital partners. 

07/30/2012

Use monthly in-service trainings to educate staff on the conditions of participation (CoPs) and avoid heavy sanctions outlined in the proposed 2013 PPS rule. 

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