Home Health Line
10/25/2010

CMS is having second thoughts about the compliance records of certain DME providers it has selected as competitive bidding winners. That increases uncertainty about who will be supplying beneficiaries with

10/25/2010

CMS has delayed the implementation of the new Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) enrollment requirement again.

10/25/2010

Agencies continue to receive additional documentation requests (ADRs) to support the homebound status of their patients. In addition, homebound status has been a major focus of zone program integrity contractor

10/25/2010
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10/25/2010

A glitch in CMS’s Fiscal Intermediary Standard System has caused certain diagnosis codes to be declared invalid on claims submitted through Cahaba and National Government Services, according to the fiscal

10/25/2010

Documentation review for medical necessity and homebound status may be the most common way that agencies are preparing for Medicare contractor audits. But don’t forget to examine your office’s occupancy

10/18/2010

Agencies that want a seat at the accountable care organization table should be prepared to make the case that home health is more cost-effective and appropriate for patients than other

10/18/2010

Do you use electronic data in the form of spreadsheets or sophisticated software to evaluate the effectiveness of your compliance program?

10/18/2010

Agencies won’t start receiving PECOS claims denials until July 1, 2011.

10/18/2010

<p> As agencies nationwide struggle to transition from paper-based to electronic records, Home Healthcare Partners in Dallas has found the most efficient solution is to stick with paper and pens &ndash; digital</p>

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