Home Health & Hospice Week
ICD-10 Typo Panics Home Care Providers
Don’t freak out if you read in a newly revised MLN Matters article that ICD-10 is taking effect this Oct. 1.
Wrong info: “You must include Interna-tional Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) codes on 33x Type of Bills (TOB) that you submit with Dates of Service/Discharge on or after October 1, 2013,” CMS says in MM7704.
Right info: “The ICD-10 implementation date within the MM7704 article was not updated and appears incorrectly as October 1, 2013,” explains HHH MAC CGS on its website. Watch for a corrected version of the article to appear soon. Meanwhile, the incorrect version is at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM7704.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Referrals:
Get Ready To Say ' No' To Referrals, Thanks To PECOS Edits
The number of your docs without a PECOS file may surprise you. Home health [...] - Edits:
Approach Pending PECOS Enrollment With Caution
Will you take the physician’s word for it? Just like saying “the check is [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Qui Tam Suit Nets Whistleblower $1.8 Million
Catch up on recent enforcement actions. The last few weeks have brought a slew [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
Start Your ICD-10 Engines With This Bite-Sized Introduction
Get comfortable with the guidelines and format now, not later. With a myriad of [...] - Strategy:
Use This Resource To Work Toward Patient-Centered Care
Follow these 5 strategies to achieve the best care at lower cost. If you [...] - Industry News:
Home Care Providers In Region C Court Most RAC Scrutiny
Billing, OASIS top RAC hit list. Recovery Audit Contractors continue to crank up their review [...] - Industry News:
CMS Declares Claims Hold
Errors in this month’s Medicare claims system update could affect your cash flow. - Industry News:
Pre-Pay Therapy Review Commences
HHAs that furnish outpatient Part B therapy in the home will have major headaches billing [...] - Industry News:
Claims System Glitch Derails Hospice Payments
Beware this glitch holding up your hospice reimbursement. Claims are being incorrectly returned to provider [...] - Industry News:
Hospitals Lean On Home Care For Readmission Prevention
More hospitals are relying on home care to curb their rehospitalization rates. Hospitals in Spartanburg, [...] - Industry News:
Focus On Upcoming Hospice Data Deadlines, CMS Urges
The deadlines for reporting hospice quality data this year have passed, but it’s never too [...] - Industry News:
ICD-10 Typo Panics Home Care Providers
Don’t freak out if you read in a newly revised MLN Matters article that ICD-10 [...] - Industry News:
Workers' Class Action Lawsuit Dogs Beleagured Hospice
Add a class action lawsuit to the list of San Diego Hospice’s woes. - Industry News:
Chain Makes Hospice Buy In Alabama
LHC Group Inc. is wading further into the hospice market. It has acquired the assets [...]
