Home Health Line
04/22/2021
Agencies that have been hesitant to make changes to their processes at the start of care will want to take notice of the latest updates to rules around the no-pay RAP requirements, as CMS looks to address some lingering questions from vendors and agencies.
04/22/2021
For agencies finding success gaining access to the COVID-19 vaccines to administer to Medicare patients, the next challenges are compliance around the vaccine shots and ensuring accurate payment.
04/22/2021
Hospices should prepare for changes to the quality measures that will be publicly displayed on Care Compare as detailed in the proposed hospice payment rule.
04/22/2021
Most agencies have policies in place for responding when patients are at risk of suicide, but guidance on what to do if the suicide risk relates to the caregivers is harder to find, raising questions among agency staff about how to respond.
04/22/2021
Unpaid adult caregivers in the U.S. reported disproportionately worse mental health outcomes, increased substance use and elevated suicidal ideation.
04/22/2021
Employers required to report equal employment opportunity data can begin submitting their reports for 2019 and 2020 on April 26.
04/22/2021
Be sure to accurately assign and document complication and symptom codes, many of which drive reimbursement, to avoid third-party scrutiny or loss of potential reimbursement.
04/15/2021
CMS is proposing significant changes to hospice requirements, impacting payment rates, conditions of participation (CoPs) and public reporting.
04/15/2021
This is a list of the top denial reason codes for home health claims submitted to Palmetto GBA from January through March 2020. There were a total of 1,966 claims denied for 32X bill type, Palmetto states.
04/15/2021
One of the top reasons for payment denials following medical reviews is not due to errors made during an episode of care. It relates to agencies not responding to an additional documentation request (ADR).

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