Home Health Line
02/04/2013
Now that a court has approved the Obama administration’s proposed settlement on the “improvement standard,” agencies are treading cautiously as experts warn about the possibility of ongoing denials and future payment cuts.
 
02/04/2013
Two new physician codes for transitional care management (TCM) services provide you with an opportunity to position yourself as an educator and get more referrals. The codes require physicians to help patients transition into the community after a facility discharge – for example by communicating with and referring to local home health agencies.
 
02/04/2013
Use the date of discharge from inpatient status and not the date the patient left observation status to complete M1005 (Inpatient discharge date).
 
02/04/2013
One home health agency’s response to the hospital readmission requirement: Create a comprehensive care-transition program to help hospitals minimize the risk for penalties.
 
02/04/2013
The data show average readmission rates within 30 and 60 days of home health admission, respectively.
02/04/2013
You have until March 26 to weigh in on satisfaction measures that referral sources could use when choosing a hospice in future.
 
02/04/2013
CMS has further clarified its policy for dates on face-to-face encounter documentation.
02/04/2013
Give this summary of the new transitional care management (TCM) codes to your referring physicians to help them bill for the codes.

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