Home Health & Hospice Week
DID YOU KNOW?
That extra point bumps the HIPPS code up from a "J" or "L" in the fourth position to a "K" (without therapy) or "M" (with therapy). That results in an extra $200 for a non-therapy patient and an extra $600 for a therapy patient.
Underpayments occur when the reverse happens--agencies mark a hospital stay without a rehab or SNF stay when one occurred. This is a common error when patients switch bed types within a hospital, experts note.
Source: HHS Office of Inspector General, http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region1/10300500.pdf
Home Health & Hospice Week
- OASIS:
MILLIONS IN M0175 ADJUSTMENTS TO HIT NEXT MONTH
View the recoupments, based on patients' prior inpatient stays, starting Oct. 24.
You may have to [...] - DID YOU KNOW?
M0175 overpayments come about when home health agencies fail to mark all the correct responses [...] - Reimbursement:
WARD OFF INCORRECT M0175 TAKEBACKS WITH THESE 4 STEPS
A little claims investigation can go a long way.
You can minimize the coming M0175 mayhem [...] - Drugs:
OIG CASTS DOUBT ON INHALATION DRUG DISPENSING FEE
Suppliers warn of service loss if dispensing fee gets slashed.
Inhalation drug suppliers could face cuts [...] - Hospice:
CODE CONFUSION CONFOUNDS HOSPICE CLAIMS
HHAs get a preview of wage index transition woes.
If the switch from MSAs to CBSAs [...] - Competitive Bidding:
PAOC HEARS PLEAS FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING CARVE-OUTS
Stakeholder presentations dominate meeting.
With competitive bidding looming on the horizon, suppliers' anxiety levels remain high.
Durable [...] - Coverage:
APPLY BRAKES TO WHEELCHAIR RULE ROLLOUT, SENATORS SAY
Lawmakers raise concerns about policy's subjectivity, consistency.
Three politically powerful U.S. legislators have joined the power [...] - Industry Notes:
COUNT YOUR HOSPICE CONTINUOUS CARE HOURS CORRECTLY
Rounding up could get you into trouble.
Hospices that round up their hours to meet the [...]
