Home Health Line
11/01/2010

The glitch in CMS’s Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) that caused certain ICD-9-CM diagnosis and procedure codes to be declared invalid is resolved, according to a news alert released by

11/01/2010

This corrected list has the names of all HomeCare Elite agencies that were ranked in the top 500 for all five years of the HomeCare Elite.

11/01/2010

The increase in fatal crashes that involve distracted driving has prompted the Department of Transportation and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch a campaign to reduce driving distractions,

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

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