All home health agencies need access to the upgraded Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) to submit assessment data beginning January 1. The rollout of iQIES will not require …
CMS announced that the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) improper payment rate has fallen again, and is at its lowest level since FY 2010. CMS’ aggressive program integrity measures lowered the estimated …
CMS issued a final rule that finalizes routine updates to the home health payment rates for 2020. This rule also includes: a modification to the payment regulations pertaining to the …
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM PALMETTO FOR HOME HEALTH PROVIDERS: “As of October 1, 2019, due to the implementation of CR 10776, Home Health Agencies (HHAs) may have received a demand letter …
From CMS’ Review Choice Demonstration website: To allow Home Health agencies to transition to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), which becomes effective on January 1, 2020, CMS is rescheduling the …
Reductions in federal payments to hospitals will total $252.6 billion from 2010 through 2029, reflecting the impact of a series of legislative and regulatory actions, according to a new study …
CMS issued Change Request (CR) 10776, which implemented a new demand letter process affecting auto-cancelled RAPs. Effective October 1, 2019, a demand letter is issued when an overpayment exists as …
The choice selection period will begin on October 16, 2019 and end on November 14, 2019 for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) located in Texas, who submit claims to Palmetto GBA, the Jurisdiction M Medicare …
CMS is providing notifications to Home Health Agencies that were determined to be out of compliance with Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) requirements, which will affect their CY …
This week CMS released Omnibus Burden Reduction (Conditions of Participation) Final Rule. The rule “removes Medicare regulations identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on hospitals and other healthcare providers …
