Since January, an ‘S’ code has been available to identify, and possibly bill for, telehealth services. CMS created it but does not recognize it, of course, on Medicare claims. Nevertheless, its existence means home healthcare agencies are able to introduce it to other payers, such as Managed Care Organizations and state Medicaid offices. Details […]
by Liz Seegert The 10th annual World Health Care Congress was held in Washington, DC earlier this month. It is an excellent forum for exchanging some of the best thinking on policy, health IT, life sciences, payers and providers, the business of healthcare, hospitals and health systems and global health. The annual event brings together top […]
NHIC, Corp., a Medicare Administrative Contractor, reviewed home health claims between July 1 and December 31, 2012 and found alarmingly high error rates. The contractor published a document describing exactly which errors cause the most denials.
by Michael Deck Within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, was included HITECH, the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health” law. This is the section that encourages the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) by paying bonuses to healthcare providers who purchase and use an EHR. Bonuses, however, are not […]
by Liz Seegert Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is one of those rare politicians who still believe in reaching across the aisle for the greater good. Themes of common sense and pragmatism were very much in evidence during her October 23 keynote address at the NAHC Annual Meeting. In an exclusive interview with Home Care Technology […]
by H. Carol Saul Almost fifteen years ago, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted a final rule requiring home health agencies (HHAs) to post surety bonds in the amount of $50,000, or 15% of the annual amount received from Medicare, whichever was greater. That regulation quickly faced opposition by Congress and by […]
Monday of this week was October 1, 2012, the first day of Federal Fiscal Year 2013. The first day of a new Supreme Court session and the first day of Medicare hospital readmission penalties. The mass media has finally heard that Medicare will reduce payments to hospitals with high readmission rates by a predetermined percentage […]
ContinuLink and PPS Plus to build OASIS bridges together. Home health care software developer ContinuLink LLC and OASIS analysis software provider PPS Plus Software announced last week that they have integrated their respective software platforms to help their mutual customers improve outcome reporting and receive more accurate Medicare reimbursements. Details about this planned integration […]
