Home Health Line
01/14/2013
Say goodbye to the common working file (CWF): This year, CMS will transfer eligibility checks to a new system which is getting good marks from government watchdogs for the reliability of its service and information.
 
01/14/2013
If your agency is looking for a reprieve from ongoing Medicare payment cuts, consider diversifying your payer mix to include other revenue sources.
 
01/14/2013
The version of the hospice conditions of participation posted in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (www.ecfr.gov) contains some errors.
01/14/2013
The following scenario was created by Trish Twombly, senior director for DecisionHealth in Gaithersburg, Md., to illustrate the impact of the additional case-mix and non-routine supply (NRS) points available for 173 diagnosis codes.
01/09/2013
CMS has identified errors in the version of the hospice conditions of participation (CoPs) posted online and is working to correct them, according to an announcement at the Jan. 9 home health and hospice open-door forum.
 
01/07/2013
The fiscal cliff agreement negotiated by congressional lawmakers contains no cuts or copay for home health. However, Congress will revisit the 2% Medicare cut called for as part of the sequestration process as soon as March.
 
01/07/2013
CMS contractors’ performance in tracking down and preventing fraudulent home health payments varies widely between jurisdictions, a new analysis by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found.
 
01/07/2013
The string of new home health issues posted by recovery auditors (RACs) continues: Region C RAC Connolly received CMS approval for three new issues in late November, including an investigation into timely OASIS completion.
 
01/07/2013
The new year is a time for re-evaluating goals. For home health agencies, that involves reassessing the number of visits expected from clinicians in a given day or week.
 
01/07/2013
The data show the average number of actual patient visits per day performed by different home health disciplines.

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