Home Health Line
05/22/2017
The Visiting Nurse Associations of America has worked to launch a new nationwide organization to give for-profit and nonprofit home health agencies and hospices another option.
05/22/2017
No matter how far a provider’s data may travel and through how many hands it may pass, the provider will be responsible if patient protected health information (PHI) is improperly disclosed.  
05/22/2017
The case of the registered nurse who wasn’t serves as a reminder to keep your licensure checks tight.
05/22/2017
A federal appeals court has granted the government’s request for an extension until June 30 to file a motion in a case involving whether to increase minimum salary requirements for overtime exemptions.
05/22/2017
by: Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network, Inc.
Agencies’ use of maintenance therapy decreased in 2016 compared to 2015, according to data from Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network, Inc. Agencies used the maintenance therapy G code for PT during 0.94% of standard PPS home health episodes in 2016 — after using it during 1.05% of episodes in 2015.
05/19/2017
A wave of ransomware attacks has hit hundreds of medical providers in Europe and Asia and may hit more in the United States. Protection is pretty straightforward, but it requires that you do the basics, not only in IT security but also in insuring your technological resources.
05/19/2017
No matter the context, it’s always a challenge to win a lawsuit against CMS and/or its contractors.
05/19/2017
View MedPro's recently filed complaint.
05/15/2017
During CMS’ May 3 home health, hospice and durable medical equipment (DME) open door forum, the federal Medicare agency announced its systems have incorrectly applied routine home care rates for hospices in just two situations — both of which can result in overpayments.
05/15/2017
The challenges around the physician contact timeline outlined in M2003 (Medication follow-up) and M2005 (Medication intervention) were the subject of questions and critique at the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) provider training CMS conducted in Baltimore on May 4.

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