SOURCE: Click HERE to view the original article posted on CMS.GOV – November 15, 2018 Guidance Manual for Completion of the Hospice Item Set (HIS) V2.01 can be found HERE. The HIS Manual has been updated with refined guidance for completing the HIS based on frequently asked questions from...
Read moreOriginal article posted on CAHSAH Weekly News Update – November 19, 2018 In response to the fires in Butte, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has issued the following information about the need to dispense replacement medication to beneficiaries impacted by these fires....
Read moreSOURCE: Click HERE to read the original article posted in the NAHC Report on November 26, 2018 An opinion piece authored by William A. Dombi, President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and Keith Myers, Chairman of the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare, calls on...
Read moreSOURCE: Click HERE to view original article posted on Home Health Care News – October 14, 2018 To combat improper billing, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2016 rolled out the controversial pre-claim review demonstration in Illinois, an initiative that required home health providers to send...
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December 2018 Industry News — Home Health Industry Can’t Fight CMS’ New Pre-Claim Review Initiative To combat improper billing, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2016 rolled out the controversial pre-claim review demonstration in Illinois, an initiative that required home health providers to send in their...
Read moreNovember 2018 Industry News — Denials from Medicare Advantage Plans Original article posted on CAHSAH’s Weekly Update on 10/22/18 Click HERE to read the Office of the Inspector General’s Report The Office of the Inspector General reports that Medicare Advantage plans are improperly denying insurance claims. According to the report, Private...
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October 2018 Industry News — Proposed Rule to Ease Burden on Providers On September 17, 2018, there was a proposed rule announced by CMS which would relieve burden on health care providers by removing obsolete, unnecessary, and excessive burdensome Medicare compliance requirements for health care facilities. Savings are estimated...
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