Home Health Line
04/09/2012

New information from CMS and investigative reporting by The Dallas Morning News have uncovered numerous compliance problems that existed before the government announced its recent unprecedented fraud crackdown in Texas.

 

04/09/2012

Use changing incentives for physicians and hospitals to bring down your own rate of hospitalizations for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients and grow referrals.

04/09/2012

Create a utilization review role at your agency to ensure patients receive the right amount of visits and you can claim the correct reimbursement amount every time.

04/09/2012

Conduct a cost-benefit analysis to find out whether a clearinghouse is the right choice to help your agency avoid claims processing issues and realize efficiencies in your billing department.

04/09/2012

CMS has now posted preview reports for your first set of publicly reported patient satisfaction scores, the federal Medicare agency announced April 2.

04/09/2012

Recent government scrutiny of the Big Four home health companies has put the breaks on their expansion plans, freeing up the market for mergers and acquisitions by other buyers at lower prices.

04/09/2012

The two owners of Miami-based Serendipity Home Health have pleaded guilty to a $20 million fraud scheme.

04/09/2012
03/29/2012

Congress didn’t specify what physicians need to do to “document” face-to-face encounters with patients referred for home health. Nevertheless, CMS plans to stick with its controversial F2F reporting requirements, which must be satisfied for agencies to be paid by Medicare.

03/29/2012

Agencies now know the seven components recommended for the implementation of home health pay for performance thanks to a recent HHS report submitted to Congress. 

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