Home Health & Hospice Week
Say Good-Bye To Last Holdout For Late Charges
Get ready to make a hospice billing change this spring. For April 1 or later services, hospices no longer will be able to submit late charge claims, CMS says in a new MLN Matters article. Old way: Currently, hospices can submit late charges for professional services on a type of bill 815 or 825, CMS explains in MLN Matters article #MM7556. "These professional services could be processed as a late charge because they are paid a separate fee amount outside the hospice per diem payment amount," the agency notes. New way: Starting in April, hospices must make an adjustment to the original claim for the time period in which the services were provided. "To report such charges, hospices must submit an adjustment (or replacement) claim on bill type 817 or 827, placing all services for a billing period on one claim," CMS instructs. Most other provider types already aren't allowed late charge claims due to bundling of payments, CMS adds in the article at www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7556.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Prospective Payment System:
2.3% Pay Cut Hits Freestanding For-Profits Hardest In 2012
Case mix changes reduce reimbursement rates for high-therapy episodes. The home care industry's call to [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
Don't Let These Coding Deletions Make You Tense
Capture those 3 case mix points with better coding. You should hone your coding of [...] - Regulations:
HHAs Make Slight Gains In F2F, Therapy Requirements
Also read up on these CAHPS, ICD-10, and homebound definition changes. In addition to payment [...] - Industry Note:
Looming Medicare Cuts From Super Committee Threaten Home Care
Budget-cutting efforts pick up steam as Thanksgiving deadline approaches. Home care providers may not have [...] - Industry Note:
You Can Ignore These Ownership Questions On New Enrollment Form
When you're filling out the new 855A form, there are a few sections you can [...] - Industry Note:
Say Good-Bye To Last Holdout For Late Charges
Get ready to make a hospice billing change this spring. For April 1 or later [...] - Industry Note:
Part B Deductibles, Premiums Decrease In 2012
Your patients are getting good news about their Medicare bills. Part A premiums will increase [...] - Industry Note:
Avoid These Hospice Technical Denial Hot Spots
Don't let technicalities result in your hospice claims getting denied. The problem: One top cause [...] - Industry Note:
NHIC Providers Should Use This Software Patch
If NHIC is your HHH MAC and you use PC-ACE Pro 32 billing software, be [...] - Industry Note:
Head Off Claims Delays With New MAC Addresses
Just when you've gotten used to sending your documents to one mailing address for new [...] - Industry Note:
After Senate Therapy Report, 'Big 4' Co. Reports Huge Loss
The near future is looking bleak for publicly traded home care companies. The first of [...] - Industry Note:
MO Provider Settles Medicaid Fraud Charges For $130K
A St. Louis-area home care provider, Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living in St. Joseph, [...]
