Home Health & Hospice Week
HHAs' Quality Data Posted On New Medicare Website
Medicare beneficiaries now have an easier way to find you -- and check up on your quality standings. CMS has launched its "Quality Care Finder" website at www.medicare.gov/quality-carefinder. The site gives beneficiaries links to search all of CMS's "Compare" websites that list providers' quality data, including Home Health Compare. It also gives beneficiaries links to basic Medicare benefit information. Note: CMS has updated the Hospital Compare site to include 30-day readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia, which may give hospitals an incentive to help line up home care for discharged patients with such conditions. CMS is also tweaking its Quality Improvement Organization program, it says in a release.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- OASIS:
Brush Up On This OASIS Item Before It Costs You
New guidance could change your response to case mix question on ambulation. Accurately scoring your [...] - Hospice:
Report Nursing Home Crimes Or Violate Regulations
Watch out for retaliation against your hospice if an employee reports. Hospices should get ready [...] - Compliance:
Master SNF Reporting Requirement With These 6 Tips
Craft your policies & procedures carefully. Use these expert tips to make sure you're complying [...] - Human Resources:
Combat Defensiveness When Addressing Employees' Problem Behavior
Use clear, strong communication to keep your troublemakers on track. You may have a worker [...] - Regulations:
New F2F, Therapy Requirements Drain HHAs’ Profits
LHC, Gentiva report earnings decreases for their latest quarters. The hits to earnings that home [...] - Industry Note:
Document Your Transfer Contacts Or Risk Losing Out
New form required from one MAC. If you fail to contact your patient's previous home [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Touts Physician P4P Program
A successful Medicare demonstration project may put home care providers one step closer to a [...] - Industry Note:
Check Out Clarified Hospice Billing Instructions For Discharges
You need to use the correct codes on your hospice claims for discharged patients, or [...] - Industry Note:
HHAs' Quality Data Posted On New Medicare Website
Medicare beneficiaries now have an easier way to find you -- and check up on your [...] - Industry Note:
DME Item Tops One RAC's Audit Collections List
A durable medical equipment item is the top issue in Region C under RAC Connolly [...] - Industry Note:
Tune In To CMS Calls For OIG Compliance Topics
Want to learn more about the HHS Office of Inspector General's compliance focus on hospice [...] - Industry Note:
Get Ready For Medicare Revalidation Request
If you haven't had to revalidate your Medicare enrollment yet, you will soon. "Between now [...] - Industry Note:
Home Care Nurse Convicted Of Fraud Gets 10 Years In Jail
A Miami-area home care nurse convicted of health care fraud related to diabetic home health [...] - Industry Note:
Hundreds Of Providers Test 5010 Format
Providers that aren't testing their 5010 transactions may be falling behind. Back in June on [...]
