Home Health Line
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.
05/15/2017
Home health agencies experienced miserable results during the first round of CMS’ probe-and-educate review last year. Data CMS provided HHL show nearly nine of 10 agencies nationwide that had a complete sample of claims reviewed failed.
05/15/2017
Incentivizing clinicians who stand out in terms of productivity and/or penalizing those who don’t is a sound way to ensure clinicians meet or exceed goals.
05/15/2017
Home health agencies can now view the Home Health PPS PC Pricer for the 2017 calendar year. CMS posted the 2017 Pricer on April 26.

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