Compliance: Prepare For MACs To Monitor Your RAP Stats
Will you stick out like a sore thumb? You’d better rein in any sloppy RAP practices you’ve slid into, or you could get caught up in Medicare’s crackdown on Request … Continue Reading →
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Quality: Get To Know These 6 Hospice Compare Revisions Medicare Just Finalized
Hospices are enjoying a well deserved break from dramatic payment or policy changes in the 2019 final rule. But the regulation does include a number of Hospice Compare revisions that … Continue Reading →
Hospice: Know Your Options When It Comes To Drug Reporting
CMS: Stick with one reporting method. The 2019 hospice payment final rule offers providers some welcome clarifications on the changed drug reporting requirements. Old way: Currently, Medicare requires hospices to report … Continue Reading →
Fraud & Abuse: Intermediate Sanctions, Tougher Medical Review, And More May Be Ahead
Prepare for these actions focused on GIP, nursing facility patients, and more. The OIG has issued a fraud-fighting wish list for hospices, and many of the recommendations would make life … Continue Reading →
Referrals: Referral-Limiting Transfer Policy Hits Hospices This Fall
Plus: OIG examines HH transfer policy. Activity is up around Medicare’s proration policy for patients who are discharged “early” from the hospital. For hospices, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 … Continue Reading →
Hospice: Know Your New Hospice Billing Ins And Outs
System changes ease NOE corrections. It’s essential to stay up to date on Medicare billing guidance, and a recent MLN Matters article shows you why. June 7 MLN Matters article SE18007 reviews changes to … Continue Reading →
Hospice: 1.8% Payment Bump For Hospices Stands In Final Rule
Medicare holds fast to its volatile wage index methodology. If you made budget plans based on Medicare’s proposed rule for 2019 hospice payment, they should be right on target. In … Continue Reading →
Finance: Make Cost Report Changes Before It Impacts Your Pay Rates
Are you in the nearly 40% of hospices not reporting volunteer services coordination? Medicare is getting serious about hospice cost reporting, and that focus is likely to translate into payment … Continue Reading →
Quality: 6 Hospice Compare Revisions Are Now Final
Making CAHPS measures a year more recent would cut 20% of agencies off public display. The 2019 hospice final rule may not contain dramatic payment or policy changes compared to … Continue Reading →
Billing: Make Sure You Take Advantage Of Newest Billing Procedures
Don’t lose money due to corrected NOEs. It’s essential to stay up to date on Medicare billing guidance, and a recent MLN Matters article shows you why. June 7 MLN Matters article SE18007 reviews … Continue Reading →