Home Health & Hospice Week
Get Hospice Discharge Coding Correct Now, Before July 1 Changes Hit, CMS Urges
CMS is reorganizing its hospice discharge coding this July 1, but you also need to make sure you are correctly coding discharges now. The agency emphasizes current hospice discharge rules, which apply to claims with dates of service Jan. 1, 2012 or later, in a newly revised MLN Matters article. Remember: When the beneficiary transfers, hospices should use discharge code 50 or 51 without occurrence code 42. "This discharge claim does not terminate the beneficiary's current hospice benefit period," CMS explains in the MLN Matters article. The MLN Matters article is at www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM7473.pdf and the transmittal it's based on is at www.cms.gov/Transmittals/downloads/R2258CP.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Fraud & Abuse:
Feds Train Fraud Spotlight On Home Care
Watch out for further fraud-fighting measures such as an HHA surety bond. The home care [...] - Reimbursement:
CMS Moves Full Steam Ahead On PECOS Edits
You can't use ABNs for docs lacking PECOS records, final rule says. The PECOS-related claims [...] - Compliance:
Don't Hang Up The Phone On Fraud Complaints
Your report can contribute to CMS's 'heat map.' Home care providers often voice frustration when [...] - OASIS:
Make Changes To Staff's OASIS Assessments The Right Way
Fraud case highlights important compliance aspect of OASIS. You could lose hundreds of dollars per [...] - Industry Note:
Double-Check Your CAHPS Data Submission Or Risk Payment
Don't forget, your data is now on public display. Medicare won't take any excuses when [...] - Industry Note:
HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor Deactivates PECOS Edit
Stay tuned about what to do with your claims erroneously denied by Palmetto GBA for [...] - Industry Note:
Training Webinars Will Be Available Online
Did you miss Medicare's April training sessions on the new hospice quality reporting requirement? You'll [...] - Industry Note:
Consider ABNs When Therapy Caps Apply
Home care providers that are furnishing Part B therapy services in the home should pay [...] - Industry Note:
HHAs Continue To Flub 855 Paperwork For CGS Revalidations
Home health agencies continue to have trouble with their revalidation applications for HHH MAC CGS. [...] - Industry Note:
Revised PPS Fact Sheet Addresses F2F, Therapy
Looking for a resource to help educate patients, referral sources, your own employees, and others [...] - Industry Note:
Get Hospice Discharge Coding Correct Now, Before July 1 Changes Hit, CMS Urges
CMS is reorganizing its hospice discharge coding this July 1, but you also need to [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Partners With Michigan ACO
Wondering what your relationship with the new Accountable Care Organizations should look like? Check out [...] - Industry Note:
Looming 30% Doc Pay Cut Translates To Big Budget Reductions Coming
Gear up for some ugly Medicare budget cutting at the end of the year. It [...]
