Don’t let paradigm-shifting payment reform put you at risk next year. A year from now, you’ll be a few weeks into a radically revised payment system. To survive and thrive … Continue Reading →
As you know, as published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2014, CMS released the new requirements for hospice cap reporting and overpayment remittances. Effective for the Cap year … Continue Reading →
If you’ve never accessed your own PS&R data to calculate your self-reported hospice cap, you’d better get moving. “Providers will be required to obtain their own PS&R data in order to … Continue Reading →
Plus: New preview reports will be here soon. Will you be thankful for the new measure Medicare has added to its Hospice Compare website? If you’ve checked out the new … Continue Reading →
Source of admission might add thousands of dollars to your episode. Whether you sink or swim under the new payment reform model taking effect in January 2020 may depend on … Continue Reading →
Pointer: Start checking HETS reports for hospital billing ASAP. Not only does the new case mix factor on institutional versus community admission source complicate reimbursement levels, it also complicates the billing … Continue Reading →
All Medicare certified institutional providers are required file an annual cost report to their respective Medicare Administrative Contract (“MAC”). But what is a Medicare cost report and what is the … Continue Reading →
New HHAs no longer will receive RAP payments under PDGM. Despite many strident industry comments opposing the elimination of Requests for Anticipated Payments, Medicare has started down that path anyway. … Continue Reading →
Industry needs Congress’ help. While the Patient-Driven Groupings Model is supposed to be a budget-neutral reform to how Medicare pays home health agencies, in realityproviders will see a big cut in transitioning … Continue Reading →
Plus: Outlier formula tweak will make them a little easier to obtain. Not surprisingly, home health agencies are consumed with the details of the payment reform model included in the … Continue Reading →
