Home Health & Hospice Week
Follow Contractor's Q Code Advice For Hospice
Choosing the right Q code for your hospice patient can be tricky. Follow this rule of thumb from Medicare contractor NHIC for determining whether your patient's residence counts as her "home/residence" (Q5001) or under another Q code. "A patient is considered in their home or private residence when they are in a house, townhouse or apartment," NHIC explains in a question and answer set from its June 22 Ask the Contractor Teleconference (ACT). "But when there is staff to assist with a person's needs, it is no longer considered a private residence, but a group home or domiciliary facility." NHIC plans to issue future guidance on how to figure out which code a group home fits into, the contractor says.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Therapy:
Get Ready For Required Measurements, Reassessments For Therapy
CMS cracks down on therapy utilization in 2011 PPS proposed rule. Are you hearing the [...] - Prospective Payment System:
New Regs Likely To Intensify HHA Therapist Shortage
Get started on improving your therapy documentation right now. If your therapists have gotten sloppy [...] - Billing:
PPS Rule Targets Therapy Assistant Use For Scrutiny
CMS wants new G codes for assistant visits. You might have to use therapy assistants [...] - Labor Law:
Lawmakers Want To Kill HHA Companionship Exemption
New legislation tackles the hotly contested topic. The way your agency furnishes home care aides [...] - Industry Notes:
CMS Issues Bidding Instructions To HHAs
Be aware of your area's bidding status. Don't expect competitive bidding to pass you by [...] - DME Suppliers Continue Fight Against Competitive Bidding.
• Meanwhile, DME suppliers continue to fight against the competitive bidding program. In addition to [...] - OIG Shines Spotlight On Language Services.
If you haven't conducted a four-factor assessment when determining what language access services to offer, [...] - Feds Implement RAC Checks And Balances.
CMS is using multiple tools to keep its bounty hunters accountable. Recovery Audit Contractors must [...] - Follow Contractor's Q Code Advice For Hospice
Choosing the right Q code for your hospice patient can be tricky. Follow this rule [...] - CMS To Pharmacies:
Don't Dump Accreditation Yet
The economic stimulus bill last year gave pharmacies until Jan. 1, 2011 to comply with [...] - Tap Accreditor's Resources For Falls Prevention Help
You've got an ally in your efforts to protect your patients from falls -- The Joint [...] - Therapy Inquiry Dogs HHA Companies, Despite Profits
Publicly traded home care companies continue to fight the effects of Senate and Securities and [...] - National Chain Sets Sights On Med Cert Market
A national home care chain is looking to beef up its Med-cert presence. Willing Holding [...] - Five Defendants Plead Guilty In Florida HHA Scam
Five South Floridians have pled guilty to their parts in a home health agency scheme, [...]
