Home Health Line
02/03/2014
Medicare payments would be reduced for agencies that exceed a patient rehospitalization limit under a recommendation the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) will include in its March report to Congress.
02/03/2014
Scrutinize claims involving episodes with 20 or more therapy visits to prevent denials when Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA performs its latest medical review edits.
 
02/03/2014
 Make sure you understand that an adaptive reader — usually software or other electronic devices designed to magnify text and help people see better — is not what CMS has in mind when it defines “corrective lenses” as you answer M1200 (Vision).
 
02/03/2014
A First Amendment case currently before the Supreme Court could affect a union’s ability, or even its inclination, to conduct collective bargaining negotiations for a substantial number of home care workers in Illinois.
02/03/2014
Consider buying clinicians cleats or other winter gear to protect them from extreme cold and heavy snow that has enveloped much of the United States this winter.
02/03/2014
Palmetto GBA is performing its latest medical review edits on cases involving HIPPS codes 5CHK*, 5CGK* and 5BHK* (last digit variable). These codes involve episodes with 20 or more therapy visits. 

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