Home Health Line
05/15/2017
During CMS’ May 3 home health, hospice and durable medical equipment (DME) open door forum, the federal Medicare agency announced its systems have incorrectly applied routine home care rates for hospices in just two situations — both of which can result in overpayments.
05/15/2017
The challenges around the physician contact timeline outlined in M2003 (Medication follow-up) and M2005 (Medication intervention) were the subject of questions and critique at the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) provider training CMS conducted in Baltimore on May 4.
05/15/2017
Home health agencies experienced miserable results during the first round of CMS’ probe-and-educate review last year. Data CMS provided HHL show nearly nine of 10 agencies nationwide that had a complete sample of claims reviewed failed.
05/15/2017
Incentivizing clinicians who stand out in terms of productivity and/or penalizing those who don’t is a sound way to ensure clinicians meet or exceed goals.
05/15/2017
Home health agencies can now view the Home Health PPS PC Pricer for the 2017 calendar year. CMS posted the 2017 Pricer on April 26.
05/15/2017
A newly announced probe involving routine home care services is yet another example of how auditors have begun targeting hospices in recent years due to perceived issues with documentation and medical necessity.
05/15/2017
The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed in the House of Representatives, 217-213, on May 4 after a dramatic late push that changed key votes.
05/15/2017
by: HHL's 2017 Home Health Clinician Productivity Survey
Staffing turnover is the biggest challenge to agencies' productivity, according to nearly 38% of the 120 respondents to a question on HHL's 2017 Home Health Clinician Productivity Survey. 

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