Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Access Hospice Billing Report Training Online
Published on Thu Oct 04, 2012
If you missed Medicare's training session on the new hospice PEPPER comparative bill-ing reports, you can now access it online. The training session, slides, a question-and-answer document, and resources like a user's guide are available for download at http://pepperresources.org/TrainingResources/Hospice.aspx. Reminder: "The Hospice PEPPER is a re-port that summarizes a hospice's Medicare claims data in areas that may be at risk for abuse or improper payment," PEPPER contractor TMF Health Quality Institute says on the site. "PEPPER compares a hospice's claims data statistics with aggregate statistics for other hospices in the state, MAC/FI jurisdiction and the nation."
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Regulations:
Surety Bonds May Soon Burden Home Health Agencies
OIG revives its call for this long-delayed unrealistic requirement.Add one more expense to your list [...] - Know Your Facts:
Industry Growth Draws OIG's Interest
HHAs exceed pre-interim payment system levels.Why is the OIG so gung ho on home health [...] - Compliance:
OIG Targets Face-To-Face Compliance For Scrutiny
Will your F2F documentation pass muster?A federal watchdog's investigation of home health agencies' face-to-face encounter [...] - Therapy:
Improve Patients' Outcomes -- Heed Mental Impact Of Trauma
Fall-induced PTSD can hinder ADLs.Are you noticing patients who have experienced falls and are having [...] - Strategy:
4 Steps To Improve Hip Fracture Therapy
Strategies to help patients "work through their fear of falling" include the following, says Kate [...] - Industry Note:
SNF Relationships Feature On Feds' Hospice Compliance Radar
Plus: Medicare may prorate hospitals' payment for patients transferred to hospice.The HHS Office of Inspector [...] - Industry Note:
5010-Related Software Changes Plague Home Care Providers' Claims
Having trouble getting your claims to go through since Oct. 1? You might want to [...] - Industry Note:
Obtain Free Quality Improvement Help Here
You can obtain more free help with your quality improvement efforts from the Home Health [...] - Industry Note:
Focus For Some SNF Patients Should Be On Palliative Care
Payment for palliative care should be incorporated into Medicare's skilled nursing facility benefit, suggests a [...] - Industry Note:
CMS To Turn On PECOS Edits 'Soon,' Agency Says
You're in a race against the clock to make sure your referral sources are enrolled [...] - Industry Note:
Access Hospice Billing Report Training Online
If you missed Medicare's training session on the new hospice PEPPER comparative bill-ing reports, you [...] - Industry Note:
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The Washington Post Co. has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Mars, Penn.-based home [...] - Industry Note:
W. Va HHA Owner Pleads Guilty To Medicaid Fraud
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