Home Health Line
03/28/2016
Many home health industry stakeholders including the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) are expressing displeasure about the prior authorization requirement threatening to shake the industry.
03/28/2016
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) plans to focus on several issues next week during its annual March on Washington conference.
03/28/2016
To prepare for public health emergencies, agencies should carefully plan for supply chain disruptions. Taking steps such as stockpiling enough essential supplies for at least two to three days will increase your chances of overcoming a moderate or severe emergency without having to close.
03/28/2016
Home health agencies and hospices ensnared in the massive backlog of appeals at the administrative law judge (ALJ) level should consider taking part in a pilot project by the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals.
03/28/2016
by: Seattle-based OCS, now part of ABILITY Network Inc.
The actual reimbursement for home health agencies for PPS episodes in the fourth quarter of 2015 was $3,080. That’s $24 more than for episodes in the prior quarter.
03/21/2016
About 1,900 new diagnosis codes, 313 code deletions and 351 revised codes are expected with the upcoming first regular update to ICD-10, which will take effect on Oct. 1, 2016.
03/21/2016
The demonstration involving mandatory bundled Medicare payments to some 800 hospitals for hip and knee replacements promises to be a major opportunity — and a major challenge — for home health agencies in the 67 metro areas CMS chose for the test.
03/21/2016
About 40% of respondents to a new HHL survey say their clinicians suffered a productivity decrease as a direct result of ICD-10. But there are many steps agencies can take to improve clinicians’ productivity despite the additional level of detail required after Oct. 1, 2015.
03/21/2016
Keep an eye out for issues arising since CMS changed its payment structure for hospices this year. Contact your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) if you see payments your hospice receives are incorrect.
03/21/2016
Protect yourself and your agency by taking action if an employee steals or harms colleagues or patients or otherwise provides “cause for immediate termination.”

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