Home Health Line
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?
08/02/2007
Train clinicians to always check patients' Medicare cards – not insurance or any other cards – for the correct name to ensure your agency gets its claims paid on time. The beneficiary's
08/02/2007
Episodes where the patient is discharged after having received four visits or less make up the bulk of LUPA (low-utilization payment adjustments) episodes, according to new data from benchmark vendor
08/02/2007
Using V57: Accurate Coding Strategies for Home Health Therapy Audio Conference – Wednesday, August 8, 1-2:30 p.m. ET, http://www.homehealthinteractive.com /conferences/A1316/home.htmMedical Directors: Ensure Success and Avoid Kickback Questions Audio Conference – Tuesday, August
07/26/2007
Amedisys has bought the rights to operate a home health agency in Searcy, Ark. The deal gives Baton Rouge, La.-based Amedisys the ability to provide home health to eight counties
07/26/2007
All reimbursement figures in the table are wage-adjusted, according to benchmark vendor Outcome Concept Systems in Seattle, which provided the data.
07/26/2007
Agencies are getting burned with claims rejected because traditional Medicare patients are switching to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and their information is not updated in CMS’s Common Working File (CWF).

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