Home Health Line
11/15/2010

Look for abnormal marketing patterns – such as an increase in patients from one referral source – that could point to violations of the anti-kickback statute or Stark law.

11/15/2010

Home health agencies may have some clearer examples about their roles in accountable care organizations (ACOs) thanks to guidelines recently released by a national accrediting committee.

11/15/2010

Two federal courts recently ruled that CMS still should cover skilled services even if the patient has stabilized. And those cases could influence future court decisions, one attorney says.

11/15/2010

Agencies are providing more visits per episode for the most common HHRG score, new data from OCS HomeCare show.

11/08/2010

Medicare payments to home health agencies next year will be down an average 4.89% from 2010 under the 2011 final PPS rule released Nov. 2 by CMS.

11/08/2010

CMS’ final rule keeps the face-to-face encounter requirement intact, but it offers some relief by allowing hospitalists to perform those visits.

11/08/2010

Home health agencies will have until April 2011 to comply with more stringent therapy documentation and visit requirements, according to CMS’ 2011 PPS final rule.

11/08/2010

CMS will not extend the deadline for the implementation of the Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HH-CAHPS) survey, despite industry concerns that the new requirements would

11/08/2010

CMS is not stripping the case-mix status from 401.9 (essential hypertension, unspecified) and 401.1 (benign hypertension) – yet.

11/08/2010

With just two months to prepare for the new face-to-face encounter requirement, agencies should take note of the steps one agency has taken to comply with the new regulations.

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