Home Health Line
12/10/2012
You have expertise in a category of care, but how do you know it’ll pay to establish that specialty?
 
12/10/2012
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs has issued a proposed rule that could send more veteran patients your way.
12/10/2012
The following scenario can help you illustrate to coders how coding for resolved conditions will change come Jan. 1. The scenario originally ran in the Aug. 13 issue of HHL, but has been updated by Ann Rambusch, president of Rambusch3 Consulting, Georgetown, Texas, to reflect final rule changes.
 
12/04/2012
The following is an example of marketing collateral for specialty services. Due to the non-technical language, it can be used to market to patients and families as well as providers, says Sue Trumbull, director of business development for Senior Independence Home Health & Hospice in Toledo, Ohio, who provided the material.
12/03/2012
Some provisions of the final 2013 PPS rule are already in effect for episodes that will end in 2013, but therapy provisions of the rule won’t kick in until episodes that start on or after Jan. 1.
 
12/03/2012
The data below show that the percentage of episodes with multiple therapy disciplines varies widely by agency.
 
12/03/2012
A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) means agencies likely will see CMS and its contractors participate more actively in administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings in an attempt to uphold denials. However, experts believe the ALJs’ traditional independence from HHS could work in providers’ favor.
 
12/03/2012
How’s this for a home health nurse’s work day?
 
12/03/2012
Start getting ready immediately when a hurricane is headed for your area.
 
12/03/2012
The recent proposed CMS settlement has been hailed by some observers as a chance for agencies to provide more maintenance therapy– but if you want those claims reimbursed, you still have to document the service appropriately.
 

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