As PDGM will demand a higher level of accuracy and timeliness, it may make sense to outsource coding and billing to experts.
— National Training Program Monthly Update Webinar
— May 2019 Hospice Compare refresh of quality data is now available; now includes additional information on hospice characteristics to complement existing quality and patient experience metrics.
— Final rule removes redundancy, reduces administrative burden on PACE providers.
A Chicago-area HHA received a $7.5 million overpayment bill from the OIG. This is the OIG statement on one example case among many.
By Tim Rowan, Editor and Publisher of Home Care Technology Report Let’s call him Jerry. The 79-year-old Medicare beneficiary was discharged from a hospital stay after a bout with pneumonia and an exacerbation of congestive heart failure. He also suffered from acute kidney injury, diabetes, and advanced Alzheimer’s disease. In other words, Jerry was a […]
Dear Healthcare at Home Colleague, Our lead news story this week concerns an investigative finding by the HHS Office of Inspector General that extrapolated a $55,000 overpayment into a $7.5 million repayment demand. You will want to read how the accused Illinois HHA is fighting back in court. Many agencies hit with unreasonable overpayment demands […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report The CMS “Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Home Health Services” will begin June 1, 2019 in Illinois. The program is an improved version of the Pre-Claim Review demonstration that began in Illinois in 2016 but was aborted in April, 2017 before CMS pursued its […]
by Darcey Trescone, RN, BSN PDGM is still a topic of conversation as both vendors and providers continue to prepare for its launch January 1, 2020. We were able to catch up with a few of the vendors recently to learn more about their perspectives and preparations for PDGM. PDGM Impact to the Industry [The […]
By Darcey Trescone, RN, BSN We grow up listening to music. It’s common to hear a song and have it trigger a memory or a feeling. Many self-medicate with music when we are happy, sad, angry, melancholy etc. [Today, however, our focus is typically pharmaceutical measures verses music as a therapeutic means.] {Nevertheless, Trescone contends: […]
by Elizabeth Hogue, Esq. In a blog dated May 2, 2019, Seema Verma, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced that major changes have been made to the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program. According to Ms. Verma, changes were made primarily in response to numerous complaints from providers. In response, […]
By Tim Rowan, Editor & Publisher of Home Care Technology Report A recent Microsoft newsletter provided us with some news your IT Department already knows but that all Windows 10 users should hear. Rowan summarizes must-do’s by Windows 10 users, as follows: What to know before and after installing the Windows 10 May 2019 Update […]
