Home Health Line
09/16/2011

Agency comments on the proposed Medicaid face-to-face rule’s extra burden for dual eligibles will be “more than considered” in the final rule, said two CMS home health directors at the

09/16/2011

Certain dementia patients will yield reduced Medicare reimbursements starting Oct. 1, as the fiscal 2012 ICD-9 diagnosis code for non-specified dementia has been stripped of case-mix value.

09/16/2011

The bipartisan Congressional deficit reduction committee could consider a 10% home health copay and a Medicare reimbursement freeze – at least according to a list of possible Medicare cuts prepared by

09/16/2011

CMS has published the risk-adjustment formula it used to calculate scores for the first batch of publicly reported OASIS-C-based outcomes data.

09/16/2011

CMS issued a new statement of work for its Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Sept. 12 that could put home health on the auditors’ radar. The statement of work emphasizes that

09/05/2011

Stepped-up OIG scrutiny and audits of hospice services mean hospices must be sure documentation justifies the medical necessity of services.

09/05/2011

Looming Medicare cuts are forcing many agencies to cut costs, leading to dissatisfied staff and making this the perfect time to work on ways to lower turnover and improve patient

09/05/2011

Late therapy reassessment visits trigger two separate counts – one for your biller and one for your scheduler, a CMS spokesperson tells HHL.

09/05/2011

Sixty-nine Houston-area agencies are on notice from CMS for questionable Medicare referrals in a case that drives home the effects of a new Medicare fraud-fighting tool and the importance of

09/05/2011

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether California providers have the right to challenge Medicaid rate cuts on grounds that such state actions would harm the quality and

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