Home Health Line
06/22/2015
CMS has cleared 300,000 hospital claims from the Medicare appeals backlog, potentially freeing up administrative law judges (ALJs) to focus on appeals from other providers. 
 
06/22/2015
A U.S. District Court judge has certified a nationwide class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of beneficiaries challenging Medicare’s failure to render decisions at the ALJ level within 90 days. 
 
06/22/2015
The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) will hold its next Medicare appellant forum 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST June 25. The forum will address the backlog of appeals at the administrative law judge level.
 
 
06/22/2015
Slashing your employees’ hours to avoid providing insurance that complies with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could expose your agency to a class action lawsuit like the one filed May 8 against a national restaurant and entertainment chain.
 
 
06/22/2015
by: BKD
Average Medicare home health revenue cycle performance results in 35 days in accounts receivable, while non-Medicare often results in 60 to 75 days, according to BKD in Springfield, Mo.
06/22/2015
he 2015 Home Health Pricer currently uses a table that contains incorrect case-mix weights for all HIPPS codes beginning with 4, CMS says in change request 9198 released. The change request was released June 1. 
06/22/2015
A major hospital initiative CMS announced July 9 involving hip and knee replacement patients will serve as another opportunity for home health agencies to try to bolster relationships with potential referral sources.
 
 
06/15/2015
Assess your intake department’s knowledge level immediately so you’ll know what types of training employees need in advance of ICD-10.
 
06/15/2015
Have clinicians follow up the next day when patients have a change in pain medications or increased pain and your agency will decrease readmissions related to uncontrolled pain.
 
06/15/2015
A new edition of an ONC guide can help you with your basic electronic protected health information (ePHI) HIPAA work — particularly if you’re new to or struggling with compliance.
 

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