Home Health Line Breaking News
04/19/2012

CMS has released the formula it used to adjust the publicly reported patient satisfaction data on Home Health Compare.

The document shows CMS considered factors such as patients' average age, education and diagnoses.

04/18/2012

Another round of competitive bidding to set Medicare’s HME rates is coming to the nine markets where bidding was conducted for the first time three years ago, CMS says in an April 17 announcement.

04/16/2012

DecisionHealth's Laura Evans reports live from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) ICD-10 Summit in Baltimore.

04/11/2012

CMS has awarded a zone program integrity contractor (ZPIC) contract to Cahaba Safeguard.

The Birmingham, Ala.-based company will be responsible for ZPIC work in Zone 3.

04/09/2012

CMS today released a proposed rule that would delay implementation of the ICD-10 code set until Oct. 1, 2014.

That puts the new compliance date exactly one year from the previous date.

04/06/2012

A total of 741 agencies billing to Palmetto GBA are currently on medical review, the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) has disclosed.

Illinois, Ohio and Texas have the highest number of agencies on review.

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. 

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