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Maximize Reimbursement: Train Intake Staff

11JulyHome Health Billing, Hospice Billing, Medical Billing & Collections

Did you know that maximizing reimbursement begins with the very first contact with your agency either from a patient or an Insurer? Each phone call, fax or electronic transmission must be carefully recorded and scrutinized so that key data is

Legislative Update: Palliative Care & Hospice Education Act (PCHETA)

11JulyHospice Billing, Hospice Today, Medical Billing & Collections

West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Wisconsin Democrat Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced legislation that will allow more patient centered models of care for the treatment of terminally ill patients. The purpose of the legislation is to improve quality

Non-Compliance Letters on the Way

5JulyUncategorized

Hospices who have failed to adhere to Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) will be receiving letters via the CASPER/QIES system starting July 9th. If you receive such a letter, your reimbursement for this coming fiscal year will be affected. Your

Hospice Election Period Changes

2JulyHospice Billing, Medical Billing & Collections

This month is bringing some significant changes to the way hospice providers handle election periods. Effective July 2, 2018, the Common Working File (CWF also known as FISS DDE) has been modified to keep election and revocation date information separate

Medicare Beneficiary Numbers – New Medicare Numbers and IDs

26JuneHome Health Billing, Hospice Billing, Medical Billing & Collections

Medicare numbers are now in the process of being replaced. Member’s current HICN will be replaced with an alphanumeric combination called the Medicare Beneficiary Number (MBI). MBIs will be randomly generated and will not have any relationship to Social Security

Publicly Traded Spotlight: Amedisys & Private Duty

25JuneHome Health Billing, Medical Billing & Collections

Amedisys has been doing something that started a couple years ago and caught many by surprise. Their acquisition of private duty home care providers seems to be gaining steam. Starting with the purchases of a large, regional private duty agency

Hospice News: California Aide-in-Dying Law

20JuneHospice Billing, Medical Billing & Collections

The controversial law which allows patients to expedite the dying process has been put on hold by a state judge in California. Physicians are barred from prescribing any lethal drugs and pharmacies have stopped filling prescriptions. This injunction has left

Department of Labor Lawsuits – Home Health

18JuneHome Health Billing, Hospice Billing, Medical Billing & Collections

The DOL has filed new lawsuits against 5 different home health and home care providers across the county. In the suits filed, the DOL is going after providers for failing to adhere to the 2015 enacted rule requiring home care