Archives: 2015, May

Home Care HIPPS Code Corrections When Re-Coded

By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: May 27, 2015

For Home Care agency collectors there has been a seemingly never-ending saga of research, in many cases, to ensure that the agency was paid appropriately by Medicare. At the core…

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Hospice Update on Attending Physician

By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: May 20, 2015

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has rescinded Change Request 9114 and has posted a replacement CR 9114 and a related Medlearn Matters article. This is in response to…

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CMS Issues FY2016 Proposed Hospice Payment and Quality Rule

By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: May 6, 2015

The PROPOSED Hospice Payment Rule was released on April 30, 2015 and addresses payment reform of the routine home care (RHC) level of care by providing a payment of two…

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