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​ PDGM became effective 1/01/20 and significantly changed how we operate in Medicare Home Health. New Cost Centers were developed, additional discipline data needed to be tracked, billing fundamentals, and coding changed dramatically. And now, CMS is proposing to expand the Home Health Value-Based Model[…]

Home Health Coding 101 What is Home Health coding? Home Health coding in the PDGM world is much more specific than what we’ve ever seen in the industry. The coder must have specific documentation from the physicians and clinicians to ensure proper primary diagnosis coding[…]

Home Care Software Solution: What You Need to Know to Choose the Right EMR with Kristen Duell Choosing the best home care software solution, an EMR, is hands-down, one of the biggest decisions an agency will make and it affects everything from daily work flow[…]

In the below free training you will learn: How to download your agency’s PEPPER report for FREE Identify and discuss PEPPER Target Areas Be able to compare and discuss the agency’s metrics with National, Jurisdiction and State metrics Understand how the PEPPER report can help[…]

​ Home health professionals are on the front lines, risking their lives to help patients. They must deal with long and exhausting hours often in stressful and distressing situations. Despite this, they care for and safeguard people on a daily basis. They give so much[…]

​ What is the Review Choice Demonstration? The Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) is intended to protect Medicare funds by offering options for a home health agency to submit compliant payment requests. RCD increases the likelihood that appropriate payments will be made at the correct time[…]

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has recently announced it will be auditing home health services provided as telehealth, with expected completion in FY2022. What does this mean to home health providers?[…]
Late October, CMS released the CY2021 Home Health Final Rule. As part of the final rule, requirements were laid out for what is being called the no-pay RAP. No-pay RAPS will take effect January 1, 2021. There are several items regarding no-pay RAPs that home[…]
Hospice payment reform has been a hot topic for The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), a nonpartisan agency that provides Congress with analysis and advice on Medicare. While the FY2021 Hospice Final Rule was limited to essential policies and didn’t include any major changes, changes[…]
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