Home Health & Hospice Week
Stock Your CTI Toolbox With These Free MAC Resources
Check out these disease-specific guidance documents, among other materials.> Hospices can use all the help they can get defending their claims from terminal illness-related denials. Take advantage of these free tools from HHH Medicare Administrative Contractors National Government Services, Palmetto GBA, and CGS to help bulletproof your reimbursement. From NGS: From Palmetto: From CGS:
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Value-Based Purchasing:
OASIS Upcoding May Be Driving VBP Increases, New Report Implies
CMS report serves as an accusation, industry expert says. You’d better make sure your OASIS [...] - Hospice:
Combat Terminal Illness Denials With These Tips
‘Terminal illness not supported’ shot down over half of claims in latest MAC TEP round. [...] - Documentation:
CTIs Must Nail These 6 Elements
Don’t forget specific dates. It’s increasingly likely that your claim’s number could come up for [...] - Education:
Stock Your CTI Toolbox With These Free MAC Resources
Check out these disease-specific guidance documents, among other materials.> Hospices can use all the help [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Sham Medical Directorship And Lease Cost HHA, Owner, And Docs Hundreds Of Thousands
Whistleblower lawsuits lead to settlements. Even when the stakes don’t run into the millions, authorities [...] - HIPAA:
Home Medical Breach Highlights HIPAA Duties
Feds emphasize the need for a ‘timely response.’ A new HIPAA breach notice from Apria [...] - Industry Notes:
Hospice Survey Info Debuts on CMS Website
Plus: Recent home health and hospice survey data availability delayed due to system migration. Hospices [...] - Industry Notes:
Reps To CMS: Correct Past Home Health Underfunding In 2024 Rule
Home health industry representatives are making a pitch for Medicare to rectify past reimbursement rate [...] - Industry Notes:
Celebrate Part B Therapy Win With Extension Of Flexibilities
If your home health agency has therapists who bill Medicare under Part B for outpatient [...] - Industry Notes:
QRP Waivers Apply Under Mississippi PHE For Tornadoes, Storms
Many COVID PHE waivers may be done, but waivers still apply for other disasters. For [...] - Industry Notes:
Circle Back For Hospice PEPPER Education You Might Have Missed
If you missed the PEPPER contractor’s webinar on the newly released hospice benchmarking report earlier [...] - Industry Notes:
Mass. Agency Expands Footprint With Hospice Buy
A Massachusetts home care provider has branched out into hospice. Advanced Home Care has acquired [...]
