Home Health & Hospice Week
Risk Decertification If You Overlook Revalidation Request
You have until Feb. 27 to respond to HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS's request for Medicare revalidation. Back in December, CGS made some mix-ups with its revalidation letters (see Eli's HCW, Vol. XXI, No. 2, p. 15). But don't let that confusion keep you from responding to a revalidation request. "Failure to submit the enrollment forms as requested may result in the deactivation of your Medicare billing privileges," the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stresses in a MLN Matters article about the revalidation process. Resources: More information is on CGS's website at www.cgsmedicare.com/hhh/enrollment/Revalidation.html. Scroll down for a link to CGS's FAQs on the revalidation process. CMS's MLN Matters article is online at www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1126.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Hospice:
Hospice Pay Cut Threatens 2013 Reimbursement
MedPAC commissioners take aim at long stays. You'll have a new hospice quality reporting requirement [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
For-Profit Hospices Draw MedPAC Commissioners' Ire
Too many too quickly, influential advisory body to Congress feels. For-profit hospices running legitimate operations [...] - Prospective Payment System:
Welcome Dementia Code Points To 2012 Case Mix
Watch for these case mix additions and deletions that took effect Jan. 1. The loss [...] - Referrals:
Help Docs Gain Rightful Pay For CPO Services
Tip: Docs can use a 'cheat sheet' to make CPO documentation easier. Physicians may be [...] - Education:
Get Training On These Coding Curveballs
Plus: Examine how the PPS rates that took effect Jan. 1 will impact your patient [...] - Industry Note:
Eliminating Companionship Exemption A No-Win Move
Comments on the proposal are due next month. The Department of Labor's proposal to eliminate [...] - Industry Note:
Correction For Claims Rejection Errors On The Way
You'll have to sit tight to wait for a fix for your claims rejecting with [...] - Industry Note:
Use These Billing Pointers For TENS Units
Trying to figure out how to bill therapists' home TENS unit instruction for your outpatient [...] - Industry Note:
Risk Decertification If You Overlook Revalidation Request
You have until Feb. 27 to respond to HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS's request for [...] - Industry Note:
Turn To These Resources For OASIS Coding Info
Wondering how to correct your OASIS coding when necessary? The Interpretive Guide-lines at 42 CFR [...] - Industry Note:
Outlier Payment Calculation Problems Persist
Don't count on your outlier payments being sorted out quite yet. A claims system fix [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Offers Compliance Plan Pointers Online
The OIG is expected to soon make compliance plans required for high-risk providers -- and that [...] - Industry Note:
MI Physicians Indicted In Alleged HHA Fraud Scheme
A Michigan HHA owner and physician has been indicted in federal court on kickback charges. [...] - Industry Note:
Feds Tout 19th Guilty Plea In FL HHA Fraud Bust
The feds have racked up another guilty plea in the fraud bust of ABC Home [...]
