Home Health & Hospice Week
Bill Would Reform, Not Replace, Face-To-Face
HHA record would count, too. If you’re looking for relief from the burdensome face-to-face requirement, a new bipartisan bill introduced in Congress may give you hope. On May 25, Reps. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced a bill reforming the F2F requirement. H.R. 2663 specifies that “in addition to using documentation in the medical record of the physician … the Secretary shall use documentation in the medical record of the home health agency as supporting material, as appropriate to the case involved.” The bill also calls for the Department of Health & Human Services to “establish a settlement process under which a home health agency entitled to an eligible administrative appeal has the option to enter into a settlement” with HHS. Why not propose an outright repeal of the much-hated F2F requirement? “Simple repeal would still leave CMS in the position to dictate requirements for determining claim status,” the National Association for Home Care & Hospice notes in its member newsletter.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Therapy:
Follow 8 Documentation Tips To Ward Off Therapy Denials
Denials from Palmetto just keep on coming. One HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor has released results [...] - Medical Review:
Your Therapists Should Know These 11 Items Like The Back Of Their Hands
Is your therapy documentation missing any of these elements? HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA [...] - Hospice:
Weigh Carefully Decision To Reprocess Hospice Claims
The fault is CMS’s, but the work is yours. Will the work of correcting claims [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
OIG Hammers Home Health Fraud In Semiannual Report
Report revisits $3.1 million hospice settlement. Home health agencies are front and center when it [...] - Industry Note:
Bill Would Reform, Not Replace, Face-To-Face
HHA record would count, too. If you’re looking for relief from the burdensome face-to-face requirement, [...] - Industry Note:
Prevent 38157 Rejections With Some Education
Stop clogging up the Medicare claims payment system with duplicate RAPs, one HHH Medicare Administrative [...] - Industry Note:
Review Hospice Compare Preview Before It's Too Late
You’ve got until June 30 to review your Hospice Compare preview report and request review [...] - Industry Note:
Medicare Advantage Plans Scrimp On Care, GAO Says
Home care providers have long contended that Medicare Advantage plans aren’t approving enough home care [...] - Industry Note:
MCCM Nowhere Near Target Participation Number
The changes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made to the hospice concurrent [...] - Industry Note:
Medicare Shows Its Zeal For Bundling Programs
Home care providers may have heaved a sigh of relief at the three-month delay to [...] - Industry Note:
Prepare Now For Beneficiaries' SSN-Free Medicare Cards
The April 2018 start date for use of Medicare cards with no Social Security Numbers on [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Proposes Extension For HQRP Exception Deadline
The hospice payment proposed rule for 2018 includes new duties and burdens for hospices (see [...]
