Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Consult Hospice 1-Pager
Published on Fri Jan 03, 2020
Review the basics of Medicare’s Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure with a recently posted educational tool from the agency. “See how the seven Hospice Item Set measures contribute to the Comprehensive Assessment Measure and how to stay on target by completing all measures for each patient,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says. The one-page tool is at www.cms.gov/files/document/hospice-comprehensive-assessment-measureone-pager.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Fraud & Abuse:
HH Payment Error Rate Continues To Plummet
Hospice error rate falls, too. Medicare has just handed home health agencies ammunition to support [...] - Audits:
OIG Wants Hospital-Based HHA To Pay Back $680K
Don’t ignore any ‘credible information’ on potential overpayments, the feds warn. If your patients improve [...] - Medical Review:
OIG Docks Nonprofit HHA For These Patients
Watch out: Refusing therapy may make your patient ineligible for home care at all, recent [...] - Hospice:
New MA Hospice Carve-In Fails To Allay Industry Fears
Will managed care plans diminish hospice services? Hospices are getting a first look at how [...] - HIPAA:
New Year Should Bring New HIPAA Emphasis
Follow these 7 pointers to get into good HIPAA shape this year. If you want [...] - Industry Note:
Check Out Latest RCD-PDGM Clarification
Update confirms doubling of RCD workload. Home health agencies in Review Choice Demonstration states got [...] - Industry Note:
Explore MA Options That May Loosen Requirements
You can find out more about Medicare’s Direct Contracting Model in two upcoming educational events. [...] - Industry Note:
Preview Window Closes Soon
Don’t miss an advance look at your new Home Health Compare data. Home health agencies [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Assessment Tool Gets Closer To Implementation
If you’ve applied to “alpha test” Medi- care’s new Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation assessment [...] - Industry Note:
Give CMS Your Tips On Lightening Supervision
Medicare wants your two cents on lifting regulatory burden related to supervision. “In response to [...] - Industry Note:
Avoid Exclusion Crises With New Tutorial
Don’t lose your rightful reimbursement by accidentally hiring an individual excluded from federal healthcare programs. [...] - Industry Note:
Consult Hospice 1-Pager
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Don’t let more time slip by without completing the Memorandum of Agreement with your Beneficiary [...] - Industry Note:
Check This Checklist
Making sure your claims are adequately documented is more important than ever before under the [...] - Industry Note:
Boost Doc Education With New CMS Video
Whether you’re trying to educate your own staff, or the providers and their staff who [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Head Pleads Guilty
A New Orleans hospice administrator has pleaded guilty to falsifying records in connection with a [...] - Industry Note:
HH Fraud Funds Cosmetic Procedures In FL
A vast Medicare fraud conspiracy in South Florida has resulted in lengthy prison sentences for [...]
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