Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
CMS Extends Window For Bundling Proposals
Published on Fri Mar 07, 2014
You still have a chance to participate in CMS’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative. Phase 1 of the initiative began last April (see Eli’s HCW, Vol. XXII, No. 5) and phase 2 began in October. But CMS is soliciting new applications for phases 2-4 of the program, according to the Feb. 14 Federal Register. Providers have until April 18 to submit their forms. More information is at https://federalregister.gov/a/2014-03311.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Face-To-Face:
HHAs Rack Up F2F Denials With Another MAC
CGS denies 80% of claims for F2F. Evidence of the flaws in the face-to-face physician [...] - Compliance:
New Contractor Turns Up Heat On Face-To-Face
Get to know your SMRC. If you haven’t been targeted by the many ADRs sent [...] - Medical Review:
Take These 7 Steps To Minimize F2F Losses
NAHC readies lawsuit over punishing face-to-face requirements. Home health agencies are getting hammered on the [...] - Budget:
Get Ready For Another Home Health Budget Battle
More than 40% of HHAs will be under water on Medicare this year, trade group [...] - Reader Question:
Don't Count On Timely Filing Exception
Slow action from a patient doesn't make good grounds for an exception. Reader Question: Our [...] - Industry Note:
JAMA Study Focuses On Differences Between For-Profit, Non-Profit Hospices
New study keeps hot button issue of live discharges front and center. Referral sources, potential [...] - Industry Note:
HHAs Have 'Diseconomies Of Scale'
The home health prospective payment system has produced a population of for-profit home health agencies [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Extends Window For Bundling Proposals
You still have a chance to participate in CMS’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative. [...] - Industry Note:
Docs Must Compose Hospice Narrative, MAC Stresses
When medical reviewers find your hospice certifications inadequate, it can mean big denial numbers, so [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice NPI Claims System Glitch Resolved
If your hospice reimbursement has been held up by CMS’s hold on claims with service [...] - Industry Note:
Physician Enters Guilty Plea In Home Care Fraud Scheme
The doctor charged in a Boston-area home health fraud scheme has pled guilty to Medi-care [...] - Industry Note:
Feds Raid Hospices In 2 States
The feds’ anti-fraud activities in home care continue. The FBI, HHS Office of Inspector General, [...] - Industry Note:
Newspaper Investigates Dallas Fraud's Ethnic Links
A major newspaper has taken on the touchy issue of race and Medicare fraud. The [...]
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