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OIG Report: Hospices Should Improve NOEs and CTIs

OIG Report: Hospices Should Improve NOEs and CTIs

"Hospices Should Improve Their Election Statements [NOE] and Certifications of Terminal Illness [CTI]," the Office of Inspector General (OIG) entitled its September 15, 2016 report. CMS indicated in the FY...

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OIG Report: Hospices Should Improve NOEs and CTIs

"Hospices Should Improve Their Election Statements [NOE] and Certifications of Terminal Illness [CTI]," the Office of Inspector General (OIG) entitled its September 15, 2016 report. CMS indicated in the FY...

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5-Star Ratings on Home Health Compare Need Improvement

5-Star Ratings on Home Health Compare Need Impr...

Home health providers caring for more patients who are harder to treat generally receive lower 5-Star ratings and pay, while agencies serving easier-to-manage patients earn more money and receive higher...

5-Star Ratings on Home Health Compare Need Impr...

Home health providers caring for more patients who are harder to treat generally receive lower 5-Star ratings and pay, while agencies serving easier-to-manage patients earn more money and receive higher...

Worried about 2017 Hospice Proposed Rule? Comment by 6.20.

Worried about 2017 Hospice Proposed Rule? Comme...

Time to speak up and let Medicare know how hospice professionals feel about the 2017 Hospice proposed rule. Not sure what the rule says? Watch my free webinar Kinnser sponsored...

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Worried about 2017 Hospice Proposed Rule? Comme...

Time to speak up and let Medicare know how hospice professionals feel about the 2017 Hospice proposed rule. Not sure what the rule says? Watch my free webinar Kinnser sponsored...

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Tell NAHC About Your Probe and Educate Audit Results

Tell NAHC About Your Probe and Educate Audit Re...

Has your Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) requested five home health patient records for pre-payment review? Did the MAC deny payment for any of them?

Tell NAHC About Your Probe and Educate Audit Re...

Has your Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) requested five home health patient records for pre-payment review? Did the MAC deny payment for any of them?

What's your take on CMS' 2017 Hospice Proposed Rule?

What's your take on CMS' 2017 Hospice Proposed ...

Submit your comments here if you see things in hospice differently than does CMS' proposals and the rationale for proposals in the FY 2017 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update...

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What's your take on CMS' 2017 Hospice Proposed ...

Submit your comments here if you see things in hospice differently than does CMS' proposals and the rationale for proposals in the FY 2017 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update...

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Survey Deficiencies May Expose Home Health & Hospice to False Claims Act Suits, Pending Supreme Court Decision

Survey Deficiencies May Expose Home Health & Ho...

NAHC announced today (20 April 2016) that the Supreme Court is considering arguments made yesterday (19 April 2016) that billing CMS for home health or hospice services implies that the...

Survey Deficiencies May Expose Home Health & Ho...

NAHC announced today (20 April 2016) that the Supreme Court is considering arguments made yesterday (19 April 2016) that billing CMS for home health or hospice services implies that the...