Surveys may become much more focused on OASIS compliance. The HHS Office of Inspector General isn’t happy with how home health agencies are reporting falls data on OASIS, and big changes could be ahead as a result. The OIG notes [...]
Healthcare providers aren’t the only ones menaced by HIPAA breaches and their fallout. Medicare contractor Healthcare Management Solutions, a subcontractor of ASRC Federal Data Solutions, was hit by a ransomware attack on Oct. 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]
More than a quarter-million beneficiaries will get new Medicare cards and numbers. Healthcare providers aren’t the only ones menaced by HIPAA breaches and their fallout. Medicare contractor Healthcare Management Solutions, a subcontractor of ASRC Federal Data Solutions, was hit by [...]
Hospice concurrent care makes economic as well as treatment sense, a new report finds. Medicare Care Choices Model beneficiaries “were more likely to enroll in the Medicare hospice benefit than matched comparison beneficiaries, less likely to use hospital services and [...]
Plus: Skyrocketing utilization shows one reason why the industry is singled out for scrutiny. Don’t be surprised to see Medicare start putting certain diagnoses on the no-code list for hospice patients. In the rule published in the April 14 Federal [...]
Urgent: Apply before the window closes May 6. With the pandemic expected to stretch into next year, telehealth will continue to be the modus operandi for many providers to care for patients virtually. Whether you need to boost your current [...]
Plus: For-profit hospices continue to proliferate, to CMS’ apparent chagrin. Hospices have been able to keep up with industry statistics thanks to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s annual report to Congress, but Medicare’s new hospice proposed rule signals action may [...]
Tip: Understand the basics of the 4 virtual service options. If your practice is ramping up its digital offerings for Medicare beneficiaries, your staff need to know the coding and billing dynamics that accompany the COVID-19-inspired telehealth expansion. And since [...]
If your practice is struggling to get telehealth up and running, you may want to look into these two programs funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. 1. Federal Communication Commission (FCC): As part of the [...]
A new wealth of data is now at your fingertips. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted its first Post-Acute Care (PAC) and hospice utilization and payment public use files. “These PUFs replace the home health, hospice, and [...]
