Home Health Line
02/12/2020
As part of a routine assessment for all patients, agencies should begin conducting a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) to detect patients’ cognitive impairments.
 
02/12/2020
Both CMS and the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) say the drive to connect every Medicare beneficiary with their new Medicare beneficiary identifier (MBI), which has been required for claims since Jan. 1, has been successful.
02/12/2020
Following a recent DecisionHealth webinar on compliance following implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, agencies asked questions of industry expert Robert Markette, an attorney with Indianapolis-based Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman. Here are some of his answers.
02/12/2020
CMS is working to incorporate new improvements to Home Health Compare and other Compare tools to help patients find health care providers in various settings around the care continuum.
02/12/2020
An issue with Illinois pre-claim review submissions has been resolved, Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA announced.
02/12/2020
Agencies have continued to improve in several Home Health Compare measures included within value-based purchasing, according to data released Jan. 23. 
 

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