Home Health Line
03/05/2012

Do you want a tool that will help you track whether physicians have met the face-to-face encounter rule requirements for patients they refer? 

03/05/2012

A new proposed rule CMS issued earlier this month would require providers to return overpayments they’ve identified within 60 days, dramatically raising your risk of liability under the False Claims Act.

03/05/2012

Expect to see your Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HH-CAHPS) scores displayed publicly on Home Health Compare starting in mid-April.

03/05/2012

React quickly to avoid having your agency’s Medicare billing privileges suspended when you receive your CMS revalidation letter in the mail and plan to use the provider enrollment, chain and ownership system (PECOS) to complete the process. 

02/27/2012

CMS’ announcement that it will grant a delay of the transition date to ICD-10 has been greeted with joy over the temporary reprieve, but also dismay from those who argue that the delay unfairly penalizes providers who were ahead of the curve.

02/27/2012

This year’s 2.31% Medicare payment cut has forced many agencies to make painful decisions that may have alienated employees, such as cutting staff and freezing wages.

02/27/2012

Ask employees the following preliminary questions if you decide to put together your own survey to measure engagement, recommends Dr. Mindy L. Gewirtz, founder of Collaborative Networks International in Boston:

02/27/2012

If you want to have a truly effective engagement program, it needs to be the number one priority for everyone at the agency, says Dr. Mindy L. Gewirtz, founder of Collaborative Networks International in Boston.

02/27/2012

The implementation of the 5010 claim submission standard continues despite the delay of ICD-10, and providers have been seeing a whole list of issues play out, including claims that seemed to get lost in the system.

02/27/2012

CMS should adopt new screening criteria that would classify all home health agencies as a high fraud risk, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) says in a new report on its top management challenges.

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