Home Health & Hospice Week
Other Open Door Forum Highlights
Other topics covered in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' June 4 Open Door Forum include:
CMS continues to offer free HIPAA readiness workshops around the nation and information on its HIPAA Web site at www.cms. hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2. Providers also can ask questions directly to CMS via its HIPAA mailbox at askhipaa@cms.hhs.gov. The HIPAA electronic transaction and code set standards compliance deadline is Oct. 16. (See Eli's Health Information Compliance Alert and Eli's HIPAA Training Alert for more information).
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Reimbursement:
CMS Waits To Pounce On $250 Million In PEP Recoupments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services still plans to reach into your pocket for [...] - Billing:
Brace For PEP Takebacks With These 3 Steps
Even with an extended recovery period, home health agencies are likely to see a heavy [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
HIPAA Enforcement Will Include V Codes
If you haven't set your training schedule for V and E diagnosis codes yet, now [...] - Billing:
Wheel Out Those Denied Wheelchair Claims Again
There's good reimbursement news for DME suppliers that have seen claims denials for manual wheelchairs [...] - Regulations:
Other Open Door Forum Highlights
Other topics covered in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' June 4 Open Door [...] - Referrals:
Hospital Stats Could Change Your Referral Stream
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is pushing ahead with plans to publish hospitals' [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Messing With Docs' Numbers Brings DME Supplier Prison Time
Providers and billing companies should take pains to recognize the sanctity of physicians' billing numbers, [...] - Industry Notes:
Hold Off On HIPAA Agreements With Intermediaries, Carriers
You might not have as many Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act business associate agreements [...]
