Home Health Line
07/22/2013
Call your software vendor and voice concerns if you haven’t heard anything from the vendor about ICD-10.
 
 
07/22/2013
More and more home health agencies are recognizing the cost savings from renting space in assisted or independent living facilities. But be cautious to avoid kickback risks, legal experts warn.
 
 
07/22/2013
Long-term care facilities with patients who are receiving hospice care sometimes decide on their own that such patients should be hospitalized. When that happens, the hospice could end up negotiating with the hospital over payment for a hospitalization it might consider unnecessary.
 
 
07/22/2013
Eleven states have improper restrictions on eligibility for Medicaid home health, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found from a review of state Medicaid policies. But those restrictions aren’t being enforced in some of the states and CMS is readying a final Medicaid rule that’s expected to confirm any such restrictions are illegal. 
 
 
07/22/2013
A comparison of HHL’s 2013 Medicare referrals survey with results from the 2012 survey shows that agencies have diversified their referral base.
07/22/2013
 CMS’ proposed physician fee schedule for 2014 includes a new service for chronic care management. 
07/15/2013
Karen Armstrong was more than relieved when she learned there will be a one-year delay in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandate to provide health insurance for full-time staff or pay a penalty.
 
07/15/2013
The average 1.5% reduction in Medicare payments under the proposed 2014 PPS rule could double the number of agency closures next year. To stay in business, agencies are considering yet another round of efficiencies, including cutting back on training opportunities and restructuring their intake departments.
 
07/15/2013
It will be up to your agency to negotiate with plans about how HIPPS codes should be reported on Medicare Advantage (MA) claims. Depending on the outcome of those negotiations, you could face significant cash flow interruptions come Dec. 1.
 
07/15/2013
Diagnosis coding item M1024 was not deleted from the new OASIS-C1 draft as coding experts had anticipated, but instead was renamed M1025 and redefined as a slot for additional optional diagnoses that will be used for risk adjustment only, and not payment.
 

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