Home Health Line
12/19/2016
Although home health coders report an increase in salaries year over year, the average salary for a coder seems to have leveled off after reaching an all-time high in 2015 as ICD-10 was about to take effect.
12/19/2016
If past performance is a fair guide, providers can expect post-payment reviews by Performant Recovery Inc., the new recovery audit contractor (RAC) for home health agencies and hospices, to be rigorous in assessing the correctness of Medicare reimbursement.
12/19/2016
The direction of major health care programs may be a step closer to course reversal after President-elect Donald Trump tabbed new leaders for two key federal posts.
12/19/2016
There are signs that the companionship rule, which requires private duty providers to pay their home support workers overtime, won’t survive for long under a Republican-controlled Congress and White House.
12/19/2016
A court ruling this month requires HHS to reduce the current backlog of cases awaiting a hearing at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level. This could reduce the wait time for resolution for home health agencies and other providers caught up in the backlog.
12/19/2016
Now that coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is among the payment penalty groups hospitals are graded on, it’s a great time to speak with hospitals about the kind of care your agency offers CABG patients that sets it apart.
12/19/2016
Agencies that failed during the probe’s first round, meaning they had two to five claims in error, should prepare to receive five additional documentation requests (ADRs) in the coming year as part of the second round of reviews.
12/16/2016
The Republican-controlled Congress and White House won’t be able to erase the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in its entirety, House Republican aides suggest, which means the home health industry may have to lobby on its own to erase the ACA’s face-to-face requirement.
12/15/2016
by: Decisionhealth's coder salary survey
The average salary for a coding supervisor is $70,000, while the average salary for a clinical supervisor is $75,000, accoridng to the 272 respondents to a question on DecisionHealth's coder salary survey.
12/12/2016
New data show agencies continue to struggle with coding congestive heart failure (CHF) under ICD-10. And that’s a major concern because use of the unspecified code associated with heart failure — a common primary diagnosis in home health — could lead to additional documentation requests and ultimately denials.

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