Home Health Line
12/12/2011

Home health agencies could find that working with quality improvement organizations (QIOs) is very different in future years.

12/12/2011

Clarification: The Dec. 5 HHL article “Don’t overlook these common cost-savers in 2012” advised you that you can save money by including gasoline reimbursement in clinician salaries. In fact, the

12/05/2011
CMS will hold off on enforcing the new electronic claims transaction standard until March 31, 2012, giving some breathing space to agencies who won’t be ready by the Jan. 1
12/05/2011

The home health industry continues to face the threat of a Medicare copayment even though the congressional super committee couldn’t reach agreement on how to reduce the deficit.

12/05/2011

Attorneys specializing in whistleblower suits under the False Claims Act have for-profit hospice providers in their sights.

12/05/2011
CGS selected 61 home health claims for medical review in the third quarter of 2011. Of 55 claims CGS denied as a result of the review, 23 received reason code
12/05/2011

Registration for round 2 of HME competitive bidding will begin Dec. 5, CMS announced Nov. 30. The 60-day bidding period is set to begin in late January. Round 2 will

12/05/2011
Don’t let Jan. 1 creep up on you without executing a strategic plan to offset the 2.31% Medicare cut included in PPS 2012.
11/21/2011
Begin to prepare for the stark reality of the home health copay.
11/21/2011

Dissatisfaction with the performance of their Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HH-CAHPS) vendors is causing hundreds of agencies to switch.

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