Archives: 2024, May
April Home Health Value Based Purchasing IPR Reports Released
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: May 27, 2024At the end of April, the latest release of the Home Health Value Based Purchasing Interim Performance Reports (IPR) was released. This edition includes data calculations for the OASIS items through December 2023, providing a full year’s worth of data for 2023.
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Review Choice Demonstration Extended for Five More Years
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: May 20, 2024The Review Choice Demonstration, a program that offers home health agencies several options for claim reviews, has been extended for another five years. This demonstration, managed by the Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA, is currently in effect in five states.
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New Change Request Could Cause Payment Delays for Home Health and Hospice Agencies
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: May 13, 2024CMS has issued a Change Request, number 13449, titled “Stay of Enrollment”, and it is crucial that home health and hospices agencies, as well as other suppliers such as Physicians and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) providers all understand this request.
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Important Updates and Clarifications for Home Health Claim Processing
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: May 6, 2024At the beginning of April, CMS issued key updates and clarifications regarding home health claim processing. The changes were issued through Change Request 13543. This Change Request transmittal brought a number of clarifications to the claims processing manual.
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