Regulatory Compliance
04/02/2071
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared a national emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing a new diagnosis code U07.1 (COVID-19) into the ICD-10-CM code set.
04/02/2071
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared a national emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing a new diagnosis code U07.1 (COVID-19) into the ICD-10-CM code set.
03/16/2023
Coders could have a way to capture a post-acute encounter for sepsis aftercare if a proposal presented during the March ICD-10 Coordination & Maintenance Committee meeting gets finalized.
03/16/2023
A recent home health fine for employing an individual on the Medicare exclusion list serves as a reminder to home health agencies just how important it is to check the list of excluded and suspended individuals.
03/08/2023
Salary plus is the idea of paying exempt professionals a salary, plus additional amounts for productivity.
03/08/2023
Creative outsourcing could help both home health and private duty agencies reduce burden on key staff while continuing to navigate the staffing shortage.
03/08/2023
An alert regarding outsourcing companies stressed that the responsibility to guard Medicare beneficiary protected health information lies with the provider and not the billing company or other outsourcing agency.
03/08/2023
None of the new codes were added to the list of acceptable primary diagnoses and do not fall into any clinical groupings, according to the latest HH Grouper update.
03/01/2023
The new outcomes measure “Home Health Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Hospitalization” will be added to Care Compare in October or as soon as technically feasible.
02/22/2023
Stick to the language specified in CMS guidance to avoid one of the more frequent mistakes with initial certifications that is causing claim denials under medical review.

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