Home Health Line
09/29/2014
A recent home health study by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing shows that better patient outcomes are achieved by providing supportive work environments.
 
09/29/2014
A hospice requesting an exception for a late-filed notice of election (NOE) should “file the associated claim with occurrence span code 77 used to identify the non-covered” on days for which the hospice is liable, according to CMS’ Transmittal 3032/Change Request 8877, published Aug. 22. 
 
09/29/2014
Of the 10 hospice service location (HCPCS) codes, two — Q5003 and Q5004 — are singled out for clarification in CMS’ Transmittal 3032/Change Request 8877, published Aug. 22. 
 
09/29/2014
Fewer than half of the denials Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA has issued in recent months were for face-to-face encounter requirements not met, new data show. This continues a downward trend in the percentage of overall denials the MAC is issuing for that reason.
 
09/29/2014
Claims delays and denials are the top concern agencies have about the ICD-10 transition, according to the 248 respondents to a recent HHL survey. 
 
 
09/29/2014
Nearly one quarter of agencies won’t make ICD-10 a priority again until the first quarter of 2015, according to the 248 respondents to HHL’s recent Home Health ICD-10 Readiness Survey.
 
 
09/22/2014
Several home health disciplines, including nursing and therapy, aren’t currently meeting their agency’s productivity goals.
 
09/22/2014
Uncle Sam is taking new actions against hospice admission of patients not sick enough to qualify for end-of-life care. 
 
09/22/2014
A deal recently extended by CMS to acute care and critical access hospitals to withdraw pending claim denial appeals in return for partial payment could reduce the time that home health agencies must wait for appeals to be heard by administrative law judges (ALJs).
 
 
09/22/2014
Remodeling a stagnant or flawed telehealth program can turn a failure into a success and ultimately reduce your agency’s rehospitalization rates.
 
 

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