Should under- and over-cap hospices be treated the same? Hospices may have a tough time fighting Medicare’s cap calculation in court, experts agree. “This decision does not help those hospices that have … Continue Reading →
If you don’t submit your self-determined hospice cap report to CGS by the Feb. 28 deadline, the Medicare Administrative Contractor will start withholding your reimbursement March 7, the MAC warns in … Continue Reading →
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 →
Don’t forget about appeals. Home health agencies affected by Targeted Probe and Educate review, or those just wanting to stay off the TPE radar, should focus on the program’s top … Continue Reading →
Plus: Watch for your next Compare preview report in early December. A big change to how potential patients and referral sources view your quality data is imminent. The Centers for Medicare … Continue Reading →
Remember, Medicare is a whole different world when it comes to gifting to your associates. Giving gifts to those you work with may seem like a natural way to share … 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 →
