Home Health Line
03/31/2008
CMS awards RHHI contract to NGS. The National Government Services (NGS) will administer claims for Connecticut and New York starting no later than November 2008, according to a March 18
03/31/2008
With the increased importance of therapy in the 2008 PPS, shortages of therapists have led at least one agency to pay a PT sign-on bonus of $10,000.
03/20/2008
Remember the children's health insurance bill with its home health freeze that Democrats pushed through the House last summer? It died in the Senate – but look out. Neither the bill
03/20/2008
Reason codes might provide your agency with the missing ingredient it needs to accurately predict therapy visits and support the therapy visits that it’s already done.
03/20/2008
For-profit hospices were in the black by an average 11.8% in 2005 while non-profits were 2.8% in the red.
03/20/2008
When it comes to the 2008 PPS changes, timing is everything – which means it’s essential to answer M0110 (episode timing) accurately.
03/20/2008
A service utilization tool, such as the one below, can help your agency predict the correct number of therapy visits and provide the documentation needed to support the therapy visits your agency already has done, says Ann Rambusch, creator of the tool and consultant with Rambusch3 Consulting in Round Rock, Texas.
03/20/2008
As the therapy shortage worsens and the need for effective therapy programs increases, agencies must find ways to shorten the time it takes to recruit talented therapists.
03/13/2008
Despite PPS uncertainties, the appetite of growth-minded home health companies and their financial backers for HHA purchases remains sharp, especially in locales with large concentrations of retirees.
03/13/2008
Keep track of payments for late-episode claims after Jan. 1, because the reimbursements might be hundreds of dollars different than they should be.

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