Tag Archives: PPS
Your Fast, Easy Connection to Home Health Web Sites on CMS
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Editor.
Want to get to the OASIS C guidance you’re looking for fast? Bookmark this handy page of links.
If you’re looking for the home health information below, just click the link and we’ll take you straight to the page you…
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Don’t Count On Outliers Forever
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Editor.
CMS still may eliminate the PPS payment option entirely.
Home health agencies smarting at the looming 10 percent cap on home health PPS outlier payments may face even bigger woes ahead. If abusive billing of the outlier option continues even under the 10 percent cap…
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Final 2010 Home Health Service Rates Available
Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Editor.
Watch Out: Congressional action could cut rates in near future.
As we mentioned last week, CMS issued the final home health prospective payment system update on Oct. 30. This…
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Home Health Reimbursement: Heads Up On a New Supplies Edit
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by Editor.
You may be erroneously upcoding your NRS payment.
Don’t use a fifth digit swap as an unofficial significant change in condition adjustment, or your claims will fall victim to the new supply edit.
CMS is putting a new claims edit…
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Therapy for HHA Patients: A 5-Point Plan That Boosts Your Bottom Line
Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Editor.
Will your plans of care stand up to intermediary scrutiny? Watch for these red flags.
Incorporating therapy more consistently into your patients’ care plans can improve patient care, outcomes, and your agency’s finances.
Adhering to the traditional types of cases…
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One Denied Therapy Visit Can Cost Your HHA $600
Posted on 28. May, 2009 by seank.
Good care that is poorly documented can lead the feds to suspect fraud.
CMS is concerned that the prospective payment system includes financial incentives to provide more therapy than a patient needs, according to physical therapist Cindy Krafft, Peoria, Ill.-based consultant with Fazzi Associates.
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