Home Health Line
12/12/2011

Drop-shipping your supplies directly to patients’ homes could save you money and staff time, but consider factors such as shipping distances and costs before you take the plunge.

12/12/2011
Expect to see a lot more focus on your compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)’s privacy and security rules. The Department of Health and Human Services’
12/12/2011
When patients miss required face-to-face encounters, you have to issue them a Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice (HHABN), but you can’t hold patients liable for the cost of care.
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

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