Home Health Line Breaking News
06/11/2012

CMS has announced today that your remittance advice will continue in 4010 format for at least another 30 days due to processing issues with the 5010 version of these transactions.

06/07/2012

CMS has issued a new transmittal which outlines the method for choosing and calculating your hospice's aggregate annual cap.

The transmittal updates chapter 9 of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual.

06/04/2012

Competitive bidding as a way to set Medicare rates for home medical equipment is looking more permanent these days.

The HME industry continues to lobby for a replacement system that would require bids to be binding.

05/30/2012

Two VNAs have become the first home health agencies to be selected as lead providers in a program for non-homebound Medicare patients who are at risk for repeated hospital admissions and emergency room use.

05/24/2012

The results of the voluntary hospice quality reporting period are in and show that 95.7% of hospices keep track of at least three different quality measures related to patient care.

05/22/2012

If your agency resides in zone 3 and experienced an audit from zone program integrity contractor (ZPIC) TrustSolutions, expect longer turnaround times as Cahaba Safeguard transitions into the role.

05/17/2012

The California Department of Social Services has reported a possible large-scale breach of personal data for some 700,000 home care workers and patients.

 

05/15/2012

The latest quarterly Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing of Big Four company Amedisys hints at a potentially significant Stark violation.

The Baton Rouge, La.-based company reports that it has just disclosed to CMS referral arrangements which were likely out of compliance with the Stark law.

05/10/2012

If your agency received denials from Palmetto because referring physicians aren't in the provider enrollment, change and ownership system (PECOS), expect to get your payments within the next two weeks.

 

05/08/2012

HHS today named 26 recipients of a special award designed to fund innovative ideas for care coordination.

The projects HHS decided to fund are widely different, but many of them include a community-based approach.

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