Home Health & Hospice Week
Diagnosis Coding:
Are You Using These Codes That Will Doom Your PDGM Claims?
Published on Fri Jun 07, 2019
Check out 30 common codes that won’t fly starting Jan. 1. Under the coming Patient-Driven Groupings Model, claims with unallowed primary diagnoses will Return to Provider. Now’s the time to scrub these inappropriate codes from your claims.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Patient-Driven Groupings Model:
RTP Codes Top List Of Coding Concerns For PDGM
Accuracy, specificity for comorbidity codes another looming problem. If you aren’t beefing up your diagnosis [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
Are You Using These Codes That Will Doom Your PDGM Claims?
Check out 30 common codes that won’t fly starting Jan. 1. Under the coming Patient-Driven [...] - Review Choice Demonstration:
Illinois Agencies' RCD Choices May Surprise You
Nearly half of high-performing HHAs didn’t choose smaller-volume review options. Would you opt for less [...] - Audits:
OIG Recants Some HH Denials
Watchdog agency audits three HHAs based on Medicare payment error rate. How would you like [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Florida, Texas, and Illinois Rack Up HH Fraud Cases
Patient recruiter draws 15-year prison sentence. Fraud and abuse scrutiny of home health and hospice [...] - Industry Note:
Don't Get Sloppy With Advanced Directives
Remain vigilant about this CoP requirement. Just because you haven’t seen denials for patients’ plans [...] - Industry Note:
Get A Grip On Hospice Compare Changes With New Resources From CMS
If the recent changes to Medicare’s Hospice Compare website have left you confused, you have [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Patient Assessment Tool May Have Lost Its Name, But Not Its Momentum
Get the latest on Medicare’s efforts to generate a hospice assessment tool in a June [...] - Industry Note:
Latest CMS Podcast Focuses On Innovation Center
Tune in to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ newest podcast episode to find [...] - Industry Note:
Illinois' Largest Nonprofit Buys Health System's HH, Hospice Units
JourneyCare, Illinois’ largest non-profit hospice and palliative care provider, has purchased Northwestern Memorial HealthCare’s Home [...]
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