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05/09/2011

Appeal any hospice cap demands this year and you’ll most likely have your overpayment charge reduced now that CMS has ruled all proper appeals will be automatically remanded to intermediaries

05/02/2011

You will need to work harder than ever to ensure your agency’s visit notes and other clinical records don’t raise red flags with CMS state surveyors after revised survey protocols

05/02/2011

New Medicare Advantage rules affirm that the plans generally are obligated to pay out-of-contract providers the same prospective payment they’d get under standard fee-for-service Medicare.

05/02/2011

Your internal software vendor likely has added a free therapy tracking feature that enables you to alert both your office scheduler and field clinicians to CMS’ new therapy assessment deadlines

05/02/2011

A discharge OASIS is not required for patients for whom the face-to-face encounter requirement is not met within the first 30 days of an episode.

05/02/2011

Hospice reimbursement revisions would be tested in pilot programs and the face-to-face physician encounter completion timeframe would be extended if Congress passes a new Senate bill introduced this month.

05/02/2011

Look for part-time caregivers or caregivers outside of a diabetic patient’s family who can help with insulin injections to avoid exceeding CMS’ cap on outlier payments.

04/25/2011

Standard therapy visits can be conducted by therapy assistants, though you must use qualified therapists to conduct assessments and reassessments of the patient’s progress.

04/25/2011

Your agency could see new opportunities to reduce hospital readmissions and improve post-acute care under a test of care-transition techniques from CMS.

04/25/2011

You won’t get paid if you’re enrolled in Cahaba GBA’s electronic payment system and haven’t submitted an EFT authorization to CIGNA Government Services by May 6, 2011 – regardless of what

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