Home Health Line Breaking News
04/05/2012

Do you know if your home health clearinghouse is right for you?

Here's a preview of a story in this week's HHL that will help you make that decision.

04/02/2012

The list shows that many of the suspended agencies had recently been recertified. Others had state penalties pending against them following significant violations.

03/23/2012

HHS has issued a report to Congress detailing elements that will be included in a home health value-based purchasing program. The report also explains endeavors to improve quality and provide more effective payment methods.

03/21/2012

The OIG has released a report stating that between October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2008, the state of New Mexico paid home health agency Ambercare $889,000 in federal dollars for personal care services that did not comply with state and federal standards. 

03/20/2012

CMS will offer two free webinars to help hospices prepare for quality reporting.

Data collection for the mandatory reporting phase is set to begin in October.

03/15/2012

Providers have three more months until enforcement of the new 5010 claim submission standard begins, CMS announced March 15.

As a result, providers who submit claims in the old 4010 format through June 30 will not be penalized.

03/15/2012

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) annual report largely reiterates the recommendations it made to Congress last year.

For hospice, the commission recommends a 2013 payment update of 0.5%, as previously reported in HHL.

03/14/2012

Expect stepped-up scrutiny of your claims by payment and fraud contractors following a new report by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG).

The OIG’s analysis of 2008 home health claims found that 22% were submitted in error.

03/12/2012

A new rule from HHS will change the way your agency shops for employees' health insurance starting in 2014.

That's when states will be required to establish so-called insurance exchanges, which will allow individuals and small businesses to shop for different health insurance packages, according to a fact sheet on the rule released March 12.

 

03/08/2012

Palmetto GBA has implemented a fix for an issue that caused incorrect denials for claims following additional documentation requests (ADRs).

Agencies billing to Palmetto had seen denials for failing to respond to ADRs within the 30-day deadline, even when supporting documentation showed that the responses were timely.

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