Most agencies will want prepay review. The Review Choice Demonstration will be here in less than two months. Here’s what smart home health agencies will be prioritizing between now and then. 1. … Continue Reading →
Slowed cash flow poised to close more doors. The other shoe is finally dropping for the Review Choice Demonstration — and it may smash home health agencies in RCD states. … Continue Reading →
Medicare profit margin falls once again to 15.2 percent. On top of PDGM and its nearly 6.5 percent payment rate cut, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission thinks your reimbursement should be slashed … Continue Reading →
More patients should be discharged home due to comparable outcomes, lower cost, editorial suggests. Home care providers often use their cost effectiveness and ability to prevent rehospitalizations as a selling point and argument for … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
