Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes
Published on Wed Apr 07, 2010
• The home care and therapy industries got a black eye from a Wall Street Journal investigation of Medicare reimbursement for home health agencies. In an April 26 article, the Journal suggests that HHAs are taking advantage of Medicare reimbursement by changing therapy visits in accordance with Medicare payment incentives. The article pointed a finger at publicly traded companies like Amedisys Inc.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Fraud & Abuse:
Health Care Reform Brings Major Compliance Changes
One guilty-until-proven-innocent provision will shutter some blameless providers, expert says. Under the health care reform [...] - Audits:
Medicaid RACs Slated To Fire Up This Year
Will the new Medicaid bounty hunters duplicate MIC scrutiny? If you submit claims to Medicaid, [...] - Reimbursement:
PECOS Edits Hit HHAs, Suppliers At Same Time
You can't use your own NPI in the physician field starting this fall. You could [...] - Regulations:
Face-To-Face Encounters Affect Both HHAs And Hospices
And HHAs may be on the hook retroactively. If you were breathing a sigh of [...] - Labor Law:
Labor Law Changes Could Bring Trouble
DOL may revise companionship exemption, endorses penalties for misclassifying contractors. Federal changes for your home [...] - Industry Notes:
Get To Know New Outlier Cap Remittance Advice Codes
If you're trying to figure out whether your claims have been adjusted due to the [...] - Industry Notes
• The home care and therapy industries got a black eye from a Wall Street [...] - Industry Notes
• Medicare contractors will need to have a little better proof when they revoke your [...] - Industry Notes
• Get ready for more than 130 new ICD-9 diagnosis codes debuting on Oct. 1. [...] - Industry Notes
• Hospice patients who revoke the hospice benefit don't have to wait any prescribed amount [...] - Industry Notes
• If you need more ammo to convince lawand policymakers that funding home care makes [...] - Industry Notes
• You can stop worrying about coming up with a list of approved abbreviations, symbols, [...] - Industry Notes
• LHC Group Inc. saw positive earnings in the latest quarter. The Lafayette, La.-based chain [...] - Industry Notes
• For-profit hospice chain Odyssey Inc.'s earnings are on the upswing. The Dallas-based national chain's [...]
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