Home Health & Hospice Week
Master NOE Correction Procedures To Minimize Loss
You’ve got a new tool to help you curb Notice of Election-related losses. The problem: “Since implementation of the five-day timely filing requirement for Notices of Election (NOE), many hospices have lost significant revenues because they have submitted NOEs that contain errors and subsequent correction of those errors has put final acceptance of the NOE outside the five-day limit,” the National Association for Home Care & Hospice notes in its member newsletter. The solution: HHH Medicare Administrative Contractors CGS, Palmetto GBA and National Government Services collaborated to develop a “Notice of Election (NOE) Timely Filing and Exceptional Circumstance Guidelines” quick resource tool, CGS says in a message to providers. The tool outlines when a hospice may correct an NOE — before or after it processes. “Sensitivity to time is essential, so hospices are advised to continue internal auditing processes to ensure accurate information is being submitted on the NOE,” NAHC urges. See CGS’s version of the tool at www.cgsmedicare.com/hhh/education/materials/pdf/noe_timely_filing_except_circumstances_guide.pdf. Palmetto’s version is in its hospice articles section, and NGS’s tool is in its job aids section.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Pre-Claim Review:
Good News/Bad News: PCR Is Off, But Probe & Educate Is On
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Plan Your Emergency Prep Testing Before It's Too Late
You have until Nov. 15 to meet the requirements of Medicare’s Emergency Preparedness final rule [...] - Industry Note:
Master NOE Correction Procedures To Minimize Loss
You’ve got a new tool to help you curb Notice of Election-related losses. The problem: [...] - Industry Note:
Direct Your ABN, CCN Questions Here
Do you have questions about your Beneficiary Notice Initiative notices, particularly in advance of the [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Wants Accrediting Bodies To Make Survey Results Public
Getting your Medicare certification through an accrediting organization (AO) may no longer safeguard your survey [...] - Industry Note:
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California Hospice, VNA Merge
Camarillo Hospice and Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice in Ventura County, Calif., are [...]
