Updating Home Health Rules: Twenty Years in the Making
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule outlining the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of
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Hospice/Home Health Services
We are Hurting the Honest Providers
Kyle Simon, the Director of Government Affairs and Communications for the Home Care Association of Florida, writes “eliminating fraud and
Read MoreReimagining hospice care — for the living
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) Of the 23 years Doris Ann Price has battled metastatic breast cancer, this year has
Read MoreIs It About Fighting Fraud or Effort to Decrease Utilization
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is testing a new initiative in effort to help cut down on fraud
Read MoreDoctors’ House Calls Saving Money For Medicare
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Looking for ways to save money and improve care, Medicare officials are returning
Read MoreCheck out “Independence at Home”–A CMS Test Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing a program that “will work with medical practices to test
Read MoreMedicare payments for home health-related renovations and retrofits–No!
In response to a question from a reader, Columnist David Meyers, in a post on bellinghamherald.com, reports on Medicare’s disinterest
Read MoreNAHC Recap of March
This article, posted by The National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC), provides insights into the issues advocated by
Read MoreUsing Data To Help Home Health Workers Manage Patients’ Conditions
(By – Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health news) There is little in Ruby’s life that is easy. Nearly blind and unable to
Read MoreMedicare Payment Policy – Home Health Prospective Payment System
(Source – CMS.gov) Learn about Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) background; consolidated billing requirements; criteria that must be
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