Home Health Line
01/10/2011

The hottest mergers-and-aquisition segment, at least in the beginning of 2011, will continue to be hospice, says Dexter Braff, president, The Braff Group in Pittsburgh. That’s due to the comparatively

01/10/2011
January:Jan. 1– The durable medical equipment (DME) competitive bidding program goes into effect for beneficiaries in Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio/ Ky./Ind.; Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C./S.C.; Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas; Kansas City, Mo./Kan.; Miami-Fort
01/10/2011

Take a look at your agency’s processes, including your billing department workflow, to find ways to lower indirect costs and survive this year’s Medicare payment cuts.

01/03/2011

Pending Medicare payment cuts will force small, proprietary home health agencies to close their doors in 2011, causing an uptick in mergers-and-acquisitions activity.

01/03/2011

Home health agencies are aligning with hospitals and physicians to coordinate care across settings and position their agencies for potential financial incentives.

01/03/2011

Use your marketers to demonstrate to other providers, such as hospitals and physicians, how home health can save costs, smooth care transitions and improve outcomes.

01/03/2011

Increased audits by government contractors will cause 41% of agencies to step up their internal auditing of claims and patient charts to improve compliance and withstand reviews.

01/03/2011

As the likelihood for home health IT incentives increases, agencies will explore ways to link their electronic records with other providers as part of health information exchanges.

01/03/2011

HHL would like to thank these industry leaders who were kind enough to share their insights into the state of the home health industry in 2011 and beyond:Judy Adams, president/CEO,

12/20/2010

The 2011 PPS final rule has shortened the mandatory waiting time for ownership changes to occur after Medicare registration or after a previous ownership change.

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