Home Health Line
08/10/2009
Agencies could be required to pay an estimated $2,400 a year to collect patient-satisfaction data through a vendor starting in 2010.
08/10/2009
The VNA of Boston may have found the secret to luring contract therapists to become full-time staff: Lots of vacation time.
08/10/2009
Hospices will see a more gradual reduction in wage-index adjustments than originally proposed.
08/10/2009
Home health agencies could see their Medicaid referrals boosted by as much as 10% if pending health care reform measures pass.
08/10/2009
Home health could make it through the drafting of health care reform legislation with Medicare reductions smaller than nearly $57 billion over 10 years.
08/03/2009
HHAs serving rural patients could see more equity in home health payments as soon as 2012 thanks to the perseverance of a Minnesota congresswoman who has won key support for
08/03/2009
At least two of the RHHIs that handle home health claims have stepped up their additional documentation requests (ADRs) for therapy-related episodes. Denials could result in an average of $950
08/03/2009
HHAs could see an even greater increase in prepayment medical reviews if CMS is influenced by recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations.
08/03/2009
The Federal Trade Commission has delayed its “Red Flags” Rule until Nov. 1, granting home health agencies more time to create written policies to prevent identity theft.
08/03/2009
President Barack Obama believes “home care ends up being cost-efficient in many cases rather than institutional care, and it helps keep people in their homes.” The comment, in response to

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