Home Health & Hospice Week
Hospital Consolidates Two HHA
Industry consolidation continues, even at the micro level. Southcoast Health System in New Bedford, Mass., will consolidate its two separate home health agencies into one, reports the Fall River Herald News. The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Massachusetts and Southcoast Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care & Infusion have functioned separately within the Southcoast system since 1996, the newspaper says. The newly combined agencies will be called the Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association. "It is easier, more cost effective to work with one home health agency versus two," Sharon Jones, CEO of Southcoast VNA, tells the paper. "The consolidation will bring together the best practices of both agencies to form a much stronger system, which will allow us to meet the goal of reducing health care costs."
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Regulations:
Home Care Providers Forge Ahead With F2F Implementation
Newly introduced legislation addresses face-toface encounter problems. Home care providers may be working hard to [...] - Hospice:
Proving Services Unrelated To Terminal Dx May Get Harder
Many hospice complaint surveys are underway, CMS says. It may be wise to beef up [...] - OASIS:
3 Tips To Keep OASIS, Therapy Documentation Consistent
Don't hem yourself into a 24-hour turn-around. Cleaning up inconsistencies between OASIS start of care [...] - Education:
Get Training On OASIS C, HIPAA Changes And More
Check out upcoming Eli audioconferences on documenting homebound status, wage and hour laws, OASIS, HIPAA, [...] - Reimbursement:
Timely Filing Problem Solved With System Bypass
HHAs with incorrectly rejected claims must turn to contractor. Medicare's new 12-month timely filing rule [...] - Industry Notes:
Feds Sink $1 Billion Into Community Transitions
Home care plays a key part in helping patients transition out of the hospital safely. [...] - Industry Notes:
Learn This New Billing Requirement Or Risk Returned Claims
Don't forget to include Type of Admission codes on your claims. "The Priority (Type) of [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Advises Return To Operation Restore Trust
The government's fight against health care fraud has been heating up, and you can expect [...] - Industry Notes:
The Fix Is In For Vaccine Billing Problem
The Medicare claims system will now let you bill for the administration of a vaccine [...] - Industry Notes:
Don't Neglect Technicalities In Appeals Requests
Don't let operational glitches trip up your appeals request. For example, in addition to the [...] - Industry Notes:
Verification For Hospice Glitch Fix Still Pending
Don't rush to resubmit your hospice claims returned with error code 31503. The claims system [...] - Industry Notes:
Consider These Website Changes To Capture Business
If your website doesn't currently emphasize your experience and staff credentials, you may want to [...] - Industry Notes:
Hospital Consolidates Two HHA
Industry consolidation continues, even at the micro level. Southcoast Health System in New Bedford, Mass., [...] - Industry Notes:
One State's Counties Mull Selling Home Care Agencies
A few more New York counties are considering getting out of the home care business. [...]
