Home Health & Hospice Week
Hospice Compare Glitch May Keep Patients From Finding You
Hospice Compare glitches continue. "The location search on Hospice Compare may return incorrect results," the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services acknowledges in a message to providers. "As a result, we have provided a message on the home page of Hospice Compare informing users that when searching by location, the list of agencies provided may not serve the zip code, city, or state they entered. The message also recommends that consumers call hospice providers to confirm their service areas." Sit tight: "We are currently working to improve the search functionality and will update the website as soon as possible," CMS pledges, thanking providers for their patience. Meanwhile, the delay on updating the website's data is still in place, with the November refresh pushed to December. For hospices that find their demographic data is incorrect, CMS has issued a how-to sheet on correcting that information. Warning: "Updates to Hospice Provider demographic information do not happen in real-time and take approximately 6-months to appear on Hospice Compare," CMS says in the sheet. See CMS's advice at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/Downloads/How-to-Update-Hospice-Demographic-Data-111417.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Survey & Certification:
Subunit Conversion Instructions Squeeze HHAs
Moratorium concerns persist. Home health agencies with subunits have less than two months to convert [...] - Compliance:
Follow These Steps To Convert Your Subunit
Changing to a freestanding agency is the default. There are two paths to changing your [...] - Regulations:
CoPs Stay On Track For Jan. 13, But HHAs Catch A CMP Break
Beware: Other alternative sanctions still can shut you down for noncompliance. Home health agencies hoping [...] - Human Resources:
Prioritize Update Of, Training On Sexual Harassment P&Ps
Quick response time to reports is key. Sexual harassment is more than just a national [...] - Industry Note:
Home Care Features In OIG's Top Challenges
Surety bonds, improper payment rate catch watchdog agency's attention. Don't expect oversight from the feds [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Presses For Increased Physician Involvement In Hospice
Hospices gets their fair share of attention in the OIG's latest hit list, too. In [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Compare Glitch May Keep Patients From Finding You
Hospice Compare glitches continue. "The location search on Hospice Compare may return incorrect results," the [...] - Industry Note:
You're Responsible For These 2 New Therapy Codes Under Home Health Bundling
Two new codes are replacing two old codes on the consolidated billing list for home [...] - Industry Note:
Incorrect Claims Rejections For HHAs Reappear
Incorrect RAP and claim rejections for reason codes U6815, U6816, U6817, and U6818 are once [...] - Industry Note:
Heed Vital Tip About Targeted Probe & Educate From This HHH MAC
Don't miss this crucial detail when it comes to Targeted Probe & Educate review. "It [...] - Industry Note:
Patient Safety Goals Ride Another Year
Take a look at The Joint Commission's five National Patient Safety Goals for home care [...]
