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Home Health

  • To Flourish, Expand into Similar Markets

    Providers should think outside the box
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  • HME Industry Q&A with John G. Beard, Alacare Home Health & Hospice

    HC: How have Medicare’s reimbursement changes affected the Home Healthcare industry? JB: Since Medicare established the Home Heath Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) on October 1, 2000, Home Health Agencies (HHAs) have been subjected to annual adjustments based on amendments to the law along with regulatory changes. The National Episodic Reimbursement Rate is about the same amount today as it was in 2000 and the Case Mix Weight adjustments have become more restrictive in terms of addressing the needs of older, frailer Medicare patients who have an adequate Home Health Care Benefit to address all their homecare needs. Medicare is now seeking to address the problems that have resulted from a system that has incorrectly addressed the management of chronic conditions via an acute care, institutional…
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  • Latest Home Health News

  • Too Many Hats

    Why the CEO should not serve as the compliance officer
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  • Pelton’s Home Health Care

    This company has survived by following the customers’ lead
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  • No About-Face on the Face-to-Face

    In a perplexing turn, CMS issued a proposed rule that requires a face-to-face exam by a physician who orders home health services under Medicaid. The proposal also requires a face-to-face encounter for DME
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  • A6243 Hydrogel Dressing

    The A6243 — hydrogel dressing, wound cover, sterile pad, each — has an overall denial percentage of 19.4.
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  • NCPA Lauds Letter Asking CMS to Call Off the MACs

    Reps. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Bart Stupak, D-Mich., asked that the agency “immediately instruct all Medicare Part B durable medical equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) to cease
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  • Compliance Commitment

    Make sure you know provisions in health reform law — and abide by them.
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  • Providers Question Oxygen Maintenance Rules, HHA Payments Collection

    The thrust of CMS’ Open Door Call April 14 might have been hospice and home health agencies, but officials were peppered with questions regarding home oxygen, competitive bidding financial standards and
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  • Harbinger of Things to Come

    30 years ago In July’s issue of HomeCare, Ascher Kauffman, then chairman of the Home Health Care Certification Board, predicted that the long-talked about
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  • Notable & Quote

    Who says building relationships with legislators doesn’t work? Check out these remarks from HME champion Sen. Pat Roberts, speaking at the American Association
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  • AAHomecare Drops Home Health Council

    Washington With the intent of focusing its resources squarely on the volatile home medical equipment industry, the American Association for Homecare announced
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