Home Health & Hospice Week
CMS Plans Bidding Educational Calls For Later This Year.
• CMS is staying mum on the topic of DME competitive bidding, but that won't last forever. CMS didn't have any bidding update in the Aug. 25 Open Door Forum, which surprised caller Kimberly Rogers Bowers of Apria Healthcare, she said in the call. Because CMS is in the process of contracting with durable medical equipment suppliers for the bidding program that starts Jan. 1, the agency has no announcements scheduled, said CMS's Lor-rie Ballantine in the forum. "After the dust settles" and the contracting is complete, CMS "will have calls with contract suppliers and non-contract suppliers as we did in the first round," she said. Meanwhile, the industry is criticizing CMS's continued refusal to release bid winner information. The agency relayed the refusal in a letter to Reps. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) and Ralph Hall (R-Texas), after 136 House members requested the information, according to the American Associa-tion for Homecare. CMS said it wouldn't release the names of bid winners for a number of reasons, including an increased risk of beneficiary confusion, the fact that non-bid winners haven't yet been notified, and the threat to the procurement process. CMS plans to release the bid winner names by the end of this month, AAHomecare says.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Prospective Payment System:
Submit Your PPS Rule Comments Before It's Too Late
Don't let major payment and regulatory changes happen without your input. Home health agencies and [...] - Regulations:
Avoid This Mistake Nearly 7,000 Agencies Are Making
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Focus On Outpatient Therapy In The Home To Reap Big Rewards
Act now on this growing trend -- before your competition does. If you aren't providing [...] - Marketing:
Here's How To Market Your At-Home Therapy Services
Adjust your marketing mindset for a new patient population. Marketing for your outpatient Part B [...] - Hospice:
Review These New Hospice Claim Requirements
Watch for this year's new claims edits to keep hospice reimbursement flowing. This year has [...] - Industry Notes:
Edit Shoots Down Nearly All Hypertension Claims
COPD claims also see high denial rate. If you're submitting claims for long-stay patients with [...] - Industry Notes:
Home Care Fraud Ring Faces Jail Time.
• Seven Miami-area individuals including a physician have pleaded guilty to Medicare home care fraud [...] - Industry Notes:
CMS Plans Bidding Educational Calls For Later This Year.
• CMS is staying mum on the topic of DME competitive bidding, but that won't [...] - Industry Notes:
Watch Out: ZPICs Target Home Care Providers
• Keep your eye on ZPICs, as their audits may be more liable to close [...] - Industry Notes:
CMS: Stay Tuned For Pharmacy Accreditation Info
• You can get more information about Medicare pharmacy accreditation in a Sept. 28 Special [...] - Industry Notes:
Steer Clear Of This Common Hospice NOE Mistake
• Avoid this common mistake with hospice Notice of Election (NOE) statements, or risk your [...] - Industry Notes:
Regional Chain Buys KY Hospital-Based HHA
• LHC Group Inc. has acquired the assets of Haggin Home Health from The James [...] - Industry Notes:
National Chain Expands Med Cert Presence In FL
• Accessible Home Health Care has achieved Medicare and Medicaid certification of its South Miami [...] - Industry Notes:
Get Your Dates Straight Under New Timely Filing Rules
• Don't forget you have only until Dec. 31 to submit claims with dates of [...]
