Home Health Line
08/16/2007
Case Management Strategies to “Drill Down”– Measure, Manage, and Maximize Your Agency’s Operations: Part II – Monday, Aug. 27, 1-2:30 p.m. ET, http://www.homehealthinteractive.com/conferences/A1321/home.htmMedical Directors: Ensure Success and Avoid Kickback Questions – Tuesday,
08/16/2007
CMS wants to end the M0175 claims trap for HHAs that fail to identify patients discharged from an acute care hospital within 14 days of home health admission [HHL 5/7/07].
08/09/2007
Now's your chance to have an impact on your own Medicare payment. Congress has recessed until after Labor Day, which means you have a close-to-home opportunity to educate your state's
08/09/2007
Here's a tool to drive your OASIS accuracy up that's working for the VNA of the Hudson Valley.
08/09/2007
Medicare reimbursement of HHAs for telemonitoring equipment, a long-sought industry goal, could become a fact by 2010 – if a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission study of the issue mandated by the
08/09/2007
Is your agency's Web site easy for seniors to use? It could probably be better, say experts.
08/09/2007
Wondering just how many older adults are using the Internet? The answer depends on who you ask. For example, the U.S. Census report from 2003 shows 25% of seniors online.
08/02/2007
Your Medicare managed care headaches may be alleviated next year. The pending children's health bill, which the House passed Aug. 1, would slash Medicare payments to Medicare Advantage plans, especially
08/02/2007
Your agency soon could get credit for an improved outcome, helping patients progress from a walker to a cane.
08/02/2007
What happens if the complex PPS changes scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 cause CMS system glitches that slow Medicare home health payments to a trickle?

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