Home Health Line
06/10/2013
Cloud-based software may be your key to protecting patient information and minimizing the risk of hefty fines for data breaches under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mega-rule.
 
06/10/2013
Agencies in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont will soon get a new Medicare administrative contractor.
06/05/2013
In the wake of its announcement that it will “begin a more comprehensive review” of face-to-face documentation, Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA has released four steps it will use to evaluate that documentation.
 
06/03/2013
More claims might be denied now that Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA has announced it will “begin a more comprehensive review” of face-to-face documentation.
 
06/03/2013
Employers would be complying with requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) if they offer employees a plan with a $3,500 combined medical and drug deductible and a $6,000 cap on workers’ out-of-pocket costs.
 
06/03/2013
If you think you have three years after your recent CMS survey until you’ll face another one, you could be in for a surprise: In response to an HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommendation, CMS staff members could soon conduct a follow-up survey to double-check the work of your state surveyor.
 
06/03/2013
CMS has directed its Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) to issue lump-sum refunds to those home health agencies they incorrectly recouped money from due to a recent software glitch involving millions of dollars in outlier payments.
 
06/03/2013
Check your average number of visits per episode at least quarterly. Doing so can help you keep episode costs down while still providing quality care and removing a key red flag for auditors.
 
06/03/2013
The data show the average number of visits per episode in each of the CMS regions. New England and other Northeastern states have the highest number of visits, with more than 18 per episode.
06/03/2013
CMS has adopted an exception to its previous blanket ban on stamped signatures.

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