Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Check Out HEAT Compliance Training Materials
Published on Wed Apr 20, 2011
Even if you didn't get a chance to attend the OIG's HEAT compliance provider training, you can still benefit from the training materials. You can find resources such as a comparison of the Anti- Kickback Statute and Stark Law and advice on operating an effective compliance program at www.oig.hhs.gov/heat.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Prospective Payment System:
Expect Even Lower HHA Rates From PPS Rebasing
CMS plans to reduce payments due to bundling of physician-provided therapy. The feds now have [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
Use These M1024 Tips To Get Your Rightful Reimbursement
Does your software need a tune-up? If you miss getting a diagnosis code into M1024, [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Authorities Crack Down On Home Care Fraudsters
More fraud-fighting activity takes place in Minnesota, Texas. Ironically, a clean-up of the home care [...] - Human Resources:
Help Your Employees Buy In To Change
Tip: Explaining why the change is necessary is essential for managers. The home care industry [...] - Industry Notes:
HIPAA Vulnerabilities May Haunt Your Organization
Tip: Get your laptops encrypted. Are these "high-impact" vulnerabilities to protected health information identified in [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicare Officials Want ACOs To Tackle Dual Eligible Problems
Medicare officials would like to see Accountable Care Organizations help alleviate yourproblems with patients dually [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicare Trust Fund Projected To Remain Solvent Until 2024, Trustees Say
Medicare's Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund is projected to remain solvent until 2024, according to [...] - Industry Notes:
Check Out HEAT Compliance Training Materials
Even if you didn't get a chance to attend the OIG's HEAT compliance provider training, [...] - Industry Notes:
Find The Missing Wage Index Chart For Hospice Here
Wondering where the rural area wage index chart was in the hospice proposed payment rule? [...] - Industry Notes:
New York Times Profiles Home Care Insurance Woes
The industry's effort to avoid potentially disastrous employee insurance costs under the Affordable Care Act [...] - Industry Notes:
Therapy Claims System Glitch Now Resolved
You can expect to get your money back from one Medicare claims system glitch by [...] - Industry Notes:
Health System Merger Leads To HHA Closure
One Troy, N.Y. HHA is closing its doors as a result of a health system [...] - Industry Notes:
Post-Acute Parent Co. Buys Utah Home Care Provider
A subsidiary of The Ensign Group Inc. has acquired Symbii Home Health and Hospice based [...] - Education:
Get Training On OASIS C, Hospice Doc Billing, Therapy, And More
Check out upcoming Eli audioconferences on OASIS C and wounds, OASIS tips for therapists, hospice [...]
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