Home Health & Hospice Week
Get The Latest Info On HEART Assessment Tool
Medicare is moving forward with its hospice patient assessment tool, even if that progress is not on the originally proposed timeline. Reminder: In the 2019 final rule for hospice payment and a July Open Door Forum, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services indicated it was pulling back on its plan to conduct a second, larger pilot test of the Hospice Evaluation and Assessment Reporting Tool this fall (see Eli’s HCW, Vol. XXVII, No. 27). Now CMS has announced the details of its Sept. 26 Special Open Door Forum to “provide a status update” on HEART and take questions, according to a forum notice. The forum is part of CMS’s effort to capture “significant interaction between CMS and stakeholders” over the tool, according to the HEART webpage. A link to the forum notice with dial-in information is in the “Downloads” box at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/HEART.html.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Survey & Certification:
Expect Survey Dial To Turn Up To 11
Warning: Learning curve likely steep. Although it may not always feel like it, many states [...] - Compliance:
Language Discrimination Could Top Survey Hit List Under IGs
Tip: Translate your Patient’s Rights notice into top 15 languages, expert advises. Home health agencies [...] - Regulations:
Watch Out For These 2 Survey Hot Spots On Heels Of Final IGs
SOC, reprisal IGs could give agencies trouble. Home health agencies have a lot to worry [...] - Survey & Certification:
Make Sure Your Staff Know What 'Abuse' Means In CoPs
Final Interpretive Guidelines may not jibe with your state laws. Some definition changes in the [...] - Targeted Probe & Educate:
It's Getting Worse: 91% Bomb TPE So Far
One MAC releases new stats about the medical review program. As Targeted Probe & Educate [...] - Medical Review:
Try These 5 Tips To TPE Success
Do you know the difference between your charge error rate and your claim error rate? [...] - Targeted Probe & Educate:
Peruse Latest TPE Top Denial Reasons
Skilled nursing necessity reason slips off top 5 list. There’s one new denial reason in [...] - Industry Note:
Start Countdown To 2019 HH PPS Final Rule
Do HHAs stand a chance against PDGM? The home health industry has bombarded Medicare with [...] - Industry Note:
See How You Stack Up To Your Peers With Updated Data
If you’re wondering how you compare to your peers, Medicare is offering an updated data [...] - Industry Note:
Know What HETS Is Telling You About Hospice Dates
Wondering exactly what you’re looking at in the HIPAA Eligibility Transaction System (HETS)? Medicare wants [...] - Industry Note:
Learn The Latest Medicare Card Info
If you want to get the skinny on new Medicare cards, you can call into [...] - Industry Note:
Keep An Eye Peeled For Your Cap Overpayment Notice
The arrival of September may also mean the arrival of your hospice cap repayment notice. [...] - Industry Note:
Get The Latest Info On HEART Assessment Tool
Medicare is moving forward with its hospice patient assessment tool, even if that progress is [...]
