Home Health Line
04/04/2011

A new proposed rule from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) could increase the number of investigations launched against home health agencies and could cost even honest providers thousands

04/04/2011

Home health agencies are familiar with some of the quality measures that accountable care organizations (ACOs) will be judged on, but how they will distribute payments is still uncertain.

04/04/2011

The revised CMS state survey protocols, effective May 1, will change the focus of the survey process to include more staff interviews.

03/28/2011

Nearly half of all agencies responding to a recent survey from the National Association for Home Care & Hospice are dealing with physicians who have threatened they won’t refer to home

03/28/2011

Stricter therapy documentation requirements introduced in the 2011 PPS final rule will apply only to episodes beginning on or after April 1.

03/28/2011

Exceeding your sales goals by 5% can be as easy as pie, or taking a pie in the face.

03/28/2011

Two recent cases involving millions of dollars in penalties show that the government is getting serious about enforcing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws.

03/28/2011

Hospice documentation for patients in general inpatient (GIP) care must reflect what staff is doing to stabilize patients’ symptoms or you could risk losing more than $500 per day in

03/28/2011

Physicians who demand the use of certain supplies for wound patients might not be valuable referral sources for your agency.

03/21/2011

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is urging Congress to establish a home health copay. But the differences in the proposal this time could make a copay more politically palatable.

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