Home Health Line
12/24/2012
Close scrutiny by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) and CMS contractors made 2012 a challenging year for home health compliance, and 2013 is unlikely to be better.
 
12/24/2012
The bad news about rebasing of home health reimbursement is that so far there is no news. CMS has given few indications of what rebased rates would look like, but one expert sees a 1% annual payment reduction over three years as a likely outcome.
 
12/24/2012
Many agencies took advantage of hospital readmission penalties to grow referrals in 2012. In 2013, the focus on readmissions in home health marketing will further evolve and help agencies forge longer-term partnerships with other providers, experts say.
 
12/24/2012
A set of new and revised Q&As published Dec. 14 illustrates changes to therapy visit counts caused by the final 2013 PPS rule, but contains little new information.
12/24/2012
A plurality of agencies believes the latest round of Medicare payment cuts is likely to have the most significant impact on home health operations and financials in 2013, followed by CMS’ changes to the diagnosis payment slot.
 
12/24/2012
As part of our annual HHL trend issue, we offer you a look at how last year’s predictions turned out.
12/24/2012
More than one third of agencies predict they’ll see revenues decrease in 2013, with another 43.6% preparing for stagnation.
 
12/24/2012
Make sure to follow Medicare’s guidelines for amending or correcting entries in patient medical records because CMS has directed contractors to give those changes added scrutiny.
 
12/24/2012
Starting on or about Dec. 20, hospices will be able to access the data entry page for quality reporting, CMS announced during a special open-door forum Dec. 19.
 
12/24/2012
Medicare is phasing out beneficiary eligibility checks in the common working file (CWF) “in the coming months,” according to an MLN Matters article published Dec. 11.

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