Home Health Line
09/13/2007
Under CMS's upcoming revisions to PPS, HHAs will get an additional $87.93 for LUPA episodes that occur as the only episode or the start-of-care episode. This is a change from
08/30/2007
CMS automatically will increase your payments if your staff marks that a patient was an early episode but the system later determines that its a late episode, according to the
08/30/2007
V codes, infected surgical wounds, gangrene and dysphagia will earn case-mix points for the first time beginning Jan. 1 under the new PPS.
08/30/2007
There could be a new referral source coming to your town, and home health agencies of all types would be wise to roll out the welcome wagon for it, says
08/30/2007
Here's a common dilemma: The diabetic patient isn't following physician's orders. So her physician asks an HHA for which the physician is a steady source of referrals to admit the
08/30/2007
Home Health Line is conducting a survey on the use of technology in home care. We plan to develop a special report to help you benchmark your automation efforts and
08/30/2007
Prepare your agency for the sweeping changes coming Jan. 1 under CMS's final PPS revamp by attending HHL’s emergency audio conference on Thursday, Sept. 6, 12-1:30 p.m. ET. Learn what
08/30/2007
The PPS final rule contains scores of case-mix and severity-level changes that could mean hundreds of lost reimbursement dollars per episode for the unknowledgeable, say consultants who have been probing
08/23/2007
More than 50 home health agencies in the New York City area have been subpoenaed by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo as part of an effort to rein in
08/23/2007
Just as Home Health Line went to press CMS released its final rule overhauling PPS, and it isn't pretty.

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