Home Health & Hospice Week
Deadline For Comments On 1-Year ICD-10 Delay Is Nearly Here
Providers that have an opinion -- either positive or negative -- on the proposed new ICD-10 compliance date of Oct. 1, 2014, need to speak their minds by May 17. That's the deadline for submitting comments on the proposal to the Department of Health and Human Services. Background: As you read in Eli's HCW, Vol. XXI, No. 14, HHS has proposed a one-year delay for ICD-10 implementation. Whereas the new diagnosis coding system was to kick into place on Oct. 1, 2013, the new proposal pushes that back to Oct. 1, 2014. Many providers rejoiced at the news of a one-year reprieve, others expressed frustration at the delay, noting that they spent significant amounts of time and money preparing for the imminent compliance date. Whichever side of the fence you inhabit, you can let HHS know how you feel by sending your comments to the agency by 5 p.m. ET on May 17. Instructions on submitting comments are in HHS' proposed rule on the matter in the April 17 Federal Register at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-17/pdf/2012-8718.pdf
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Pay For Performance:
Medicare Chugs Closer To Home Health P4P System
Will you have to pay for your patients' high rehospitalization rates? The pay for performance [...] - Reimbursement:
Start Working On Your HH Compare Measures To Prep For P4P
Tip: Put some resources into quality improvement. The timeline for a home health pay for [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
2 Home Care-Related Defendants Plead Guilty After Record-Breaking Fraud Bust
Industry must combat fraud rep. The feds just charged 107 individuals nationwide with Medicare fraud [...] - Finance:
Home Care Companies' Earnings Suffer In Latest Quarter
Reimbursement cuts, face-to-face write-offs mar chains' profits. The Medicare reimbursement climate is getting rougher, and [...] - Industry Note:
Medicare Funds Projects That Use Home Care Strengths
Educating patients, implementing telehealth figure in Innovation awards. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' [...] - Industry Note:
Deadline For Comments On 1-Year ICD-10 Delay Is Nearly Here
Providers that have an opinion -- either positive or negative -- on the proposed new ICD-10 compliance [...] - Industry Note:
Get To Know This New Code
When a patient passes away, you have another code to put on your claim. CMS [...] - Industry Note:
Home Care Earns Top Profits, Newspaper Highlights
The home care industry is having to fight another charge threatening its reputation. Once again, [...] - Industry Note:
Therapy Edits Focus On High Utilization
If you furnish Part B outpatient therapy to patients in the home, you should pay [...] - Industry Note:
MAC Calls Providers On The Carpet For 5010
Think that your HHH Medicare Ad-ministrative Contractor hasn't noticed that you aren't submitting claims in [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Issues New Billing Instruction For Hospices
Starting Oct. 1, hospices need to note a billing wrinkle in the new 5010 format. [...] - Industry Note:
Good News In Observation & Assessment Clarification
Wondering exactly what's required to justify billing observation and assessment code G0163? Well, direct physician [...] - Industry Note:
NC Agency Owner Faces Fraud Charges
A North Carolina home health agency owner has pled guilty to Medicaid fraud. Prose-cutors charged [...] - Reader Question:
Don't Let Ignorance Cost You Therapy Cap Dollars
Use HIQA to find out where your non-homebound patients stand on their caps. Question: Where [...]
