Home Health Line
10/08/2007
by: Burt Schorr
Expect an Office of Inspector look at the extent to which HHRGs ‘are accurate and supported by documentation in the medical record.” In its fiscal 2008 work plan, OIG says
10/08/2007
by: Burt Schorr
Although the House has passed a bill that would sharply cut Medicare funding for Medicare Advantage plans [HHL 7/30/07], that hasn’t slowed torrid growth in the number of plans that
10/01/2007
Contract with a claims clearinghouse to track the billing rules for your managed care plans and you could save as much as $52,000 over 12 months, if one agency is
10/01/2007
CMS’s two-year home health revalidation demo affecting more than 800 HHAs in the Houston and Los Angeles metro areas could evolve into a nationwide safeguard against home health fraud [HHL 7/23/2007]. Curious to know more about how CMS intends it to work?
10/01/2007
Telehealth Success Story on Thursday, Oct. 25th, 2007 at 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Are you looking for ways to cut visits, retain nurses, improve outcomes and gain a competitive
10/01/2007
Survey employees to find out if they feel recognized for their work or feel the agency is committed to their long-term success and you could achieve a lower than average
10/01/2007
by: Burt Schorr
Agencies that suspect competitors are paying physicians, discharge planners or beneficiaries in order to grab Medicare admissions may find that government help for the lawabiding is a long time in
10/01/2007
Overall, home health patients are happier with their services than in years past, according to the recently released Home Care Pulse Report 2007 from Press Ganey Associates.
09/20/2007
The average non-routine supplies add-on payment for most of your Top 10 diagnoses in 2008 will be less than $50, according to data analysis performed for Home Health Line by
09/20/2007
by: Burt Schorr
Expect Medicare payment deductions. Companies with two or more Medicare HHAs could encounter unanticipated deductions from Medicare payments under the new HIGLAS (general ledger accounting system) that CMS now is

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