Important information from Palmetto GBA: “CMS will restart the RCD following the pause for COVID-19. Home Health claims in all demonstration states with billing periods on or after August 31, …
From PEPPER: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking measures to free up the attention of providers as they respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To this end, …
CMS issued a proposed rule that includes annual payment updates for home health agencies, changes to telehealth, and more. The proposed rule includes routine, legally required updates to home health …
CHAP (Community Health Education Partner) has released two simple compliance guides for home health agencies. CHAP accredits home and community-based health care organizations. These new guides cover CMS blanket waivers, …
From the iQIES known issues website: “Some HHA users who use the iQIES user tool to create and submit their OASIS assessments were having their claims Returned to the Provider …
From CMS’ new interim final rule: Home health agencies will be required to use OASIS-E to begin collecting data on the two TOH Information Measures beginning with discharges and transfers …
CMS released CR 11721, which details new changes to the Home Health billing and processing instructions, including new G-codes that describe therapy assistant services. It also makes a correction to …
CMS issued another round of sweeping regulatory waivers and rule changes to deliver expanded care to the nation’s seniors and provide flexibility to the healthcare system as America reopens. These …
From CMS’ COVID-19 Provider Burden Relief FAQs: Effective March 29, 2020, certain claims processing for the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Home Health Services will be paused in Illinois, Ohio, …
CMS has released a special edition of MLN Matters to help home health agencies make sure claims match the corresponding OASIS assessment successfully. Before submitting an HH claim to your …
