Home Health Line
02/06/2012

Take steps now to reduce the chances that you’ll be the target of a Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) audit. If you’re not careful, you could end up owing the government $1 million or more in overpayments.

02/06/2012

You don’t want to be caught unawares by a letter informing you that you’re the subject of a Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) audit.

02/06/2012

Medicare payment for episodes that began in 2011 and end in 2012 could be significantly different from your projections, but case-mix change and other variables make the ultimate effect on individual agencies hard to predict.

02/06/2012
01/30/2012

CMS is warning agencies across the country that they will face denials unless they check that their referring physicians have what it takes to make Medicare referrals – including a pulse.

01/30/2012

There is a potential silver lining to the ongoing Palmetto prepayment review: If your agency’s ability to stay in business is threatened, the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) may help you out.

01/30/2012

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has concluded that home health pay for performance (P4P) deserves a double thumbs down, based on the first year of the two-year demonstration.

01/30/2012

Examine and improve the accuracy of your agency’s therapy predictions to avoid unpredictable cash flow and defuse conflicts between clinical and administrative staff.

01/30/2012

Prescription drug theft by clinicians and aides can be difficult to pinpoint, but the potential for patient harm and legal liability means your agency needs to have screening and damage control measures in place.

01/30/2012

Imagine a world in which you can reliably predict a patient’s chances of being rehospitalized almost instantly and will know exactly what to do to prevent that rehospitalization from happening.

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