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[addtoany]CMS defends cut by claiming HHAs will change coding and visit practices under Patient-Driven Groupings Model. When you’ve got a major payment model change like the Patient-Driven Groupings Model coming Jan. 1, a downward rate adjustment based on expected behavioral changes does not make your job Read more..Posted on 30 Jul, 2019By Rebecca L. Johnson
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[addtoany]PDGM changes could sink your home health agency if you delay taking informed action. If you think you have a few months to start your HHA’s Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) prep and training, think again. There is no time to delay — not if your home health Read more..Posted on 11 Jun, 2019By Rebecca L. Johnson
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[addtoany]Are lower payment rates due to the new hourly wage calculation on the horizon for home health agencies? If you’re not paying close attention to cost reporting because you think it doesn’t matter, think again. Medicare’s proposal to rebalance hospice payment between care levels based on Read more..Posted on 17 May, 2019By Rebecca L. Johnson
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[addtoany]Are RAPs on a going-going-gone trajectory? It sure looks like it. Your billing department will have its hands full with the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) changes slated for next year. But all signs suggest more is yet to come — and come soon — which will Read more..Posted on 18 Mar, 2019By Rebecca L. Johnson
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[addtoany]Astronomical stakes have yet to deter abysmal results. Does your home health agency provide services known to have high national error rates? If so, you might want to take extra care to stay off the TPE radar. Back in November, HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS reported that Read more..Posted on 27 Feb, 2019By Rebecca L. Johnson