Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Dial Into CMS Special Open Door Forum For Info On New Medicare Cards
Published on Fri Jan 19, 2018
Wondering how Medicare's new beneficiary card initiative will affect your Medicaid clients? You can get more information on how they intersect in a Jan. 23 Special Open Door Forum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Get more details of what the forum will cover and dial-in details at www.cms.gov/Outreachand-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_NewMedicareCard.html.
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Home Health & Hospice Week
- Medical Review:
Good News: Home Health Error Rate Takes Another Big Dive
Bad news: HHA error rate is still much higher than average. Don't expect Medicare to [...] - Survey & Certification:
Keep Up On These CoP Developments
New surveyor training materials may help you head off citations. Home health agencies have had [...] - Budget:
MedPAC Wants To Strip $10 Billion From Medicare Home Health Spending
Hospice would get whacked with a $5 billion budget chop. As expected, Medicare Payment Advisory [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Medical Director Mayor Faces Fraud Charges In South Texas
Surprise! The person paying kickbacks may be working for the FBI. Anew fraud case alleging [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Nonprofits See M&A Activity
Hospital closures of home health, hospice units continue. It wasn't just the holidays keeping home [...] - Human Resources:
Follow These 9 Steps To Protect Your Staff — And Your Agency — From Sexual Harassment
Giving employees multiple reporting options is crucial. As sexual harassment allegations continue to climb, both [...] - Industry Note:
Use This New Method To Correct Your Hospice Compare Data
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Government Watchdog Urges Medicaid To Root Out Conflicts Of Interest In HCBS Programs
Conflicts of interest continue to plague Medicaid home care programs, possibly leading to ineligible patients [...] - Industry Note:
Correct NOE, NOTR Dates With This MAC's Tips
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and its contractors are still working out the [...] - Industry Note:
Consult Job Aid To Clear Up NPWT Billing Confusion
Medicare's new reimbursement rules for disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy devices and services took effect [...] - Industry Note:
Dial Into CMS Special Open Door Forum For Info On New Medicare Cards
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