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Issue 102, December 27, 2010
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Common Diagnosis Coding Mistakes
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Issue 100, December 20, 2010
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Putting the final rule into practice: Home health face-to-face encounter
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Issue 98, December 13, 2010
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Putting the final rule into practice: Therapy services and documentation
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Issue 96, December 6, 2010
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Physician Signature Date Will be Mandated and Enforced
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Issue 94, November 29, 2010
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Putting the Final Rule into Practice: Hospice face-to-face encounter
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Issue 93, November 22, 2010
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Tips for Proper Completion of M1012
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Issue 91, November 15, 2010
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Confusion over HHABN and ED Clarified
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Issue 89, November 8, 2010
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CMS Releases Home Health PPS 2011 Final Rule
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Issue 87, November 1, 2010
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Confusion Prevails Over M0102 and M0104
Over the last few weeks, many providers have expressed confusion over data elements M0102 and M0104...
Issue 85, October 25, 2010
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New and Revised Manuals from CMS
CMS has issued revised editions of the Outcome-Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) Manual and the...
Issue 83, October 18, 2010
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Home Health Beneficiary Notices
Both Medicare beneficiaries and providers have certain rights and protections related to financial...
Issue 81, October 11, 2010
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Comprehensive Follow-Up Assessments
The comprehensive follow-up assessment is conducted during the last five days of the 60-day...
Issue 79, October 4, 2010
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New Regulatory Specialist
On October 1, 2010, Beacon Health, a division of HCPro, Inc., turned another page in our history...
Issue 77, September 27, 2010
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Homecare Op-Ed: A Good Thing Coming to an End
On March 17, 1987, Richard and I started Beacon Health. We had an idea for one product, the...
Issue 76, October 4, 2010
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Confusion Prevails Over M0102 and M0104
Many providers, over the last few weeks, have expressed confusion over these two items on...
Issue 75, September 20, 2010
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Policy Pointers for Homebound Documentation
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Issue 69, August 30, 2010
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Check out Homecare and Hospice Requirements for Face-to-face Encounter
The proposed rule to update the Prospective Payment System (PPS) presents many challenges. ...
Issue 67, August 23, 2010
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New Codes for PPS Claims Signal Changes Are Coming
In the comments with the proposed rule to update the Prospective Payment System, the Centers for...
Issue 65, August 16, 2010
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Customize Care to Meet the Patient's Needs
Everyday, clinicians confront tough questions, those that require knowledge of certification...
Issue 63, August 9, 2010
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Q&As about PECOS and Physicians
Homecare providers have been scurrying to comply with the requirement that physicians signing plans...
Issue 61, August 2, 2010
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Is CMS' Mistake Coming Back to Haunt Homecare Providers?
You know that feeling. You just hit “send” on an e-mail and then realized...
Issue 59, July 26, 2010
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Physician Verification of Diagnoses Is Important
Diagnoses play an important role in supporting reasonable and necessary services. The...
Issue 57, July 19, 2010
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Utilization Outcomes in 2010
A utilization outcome suggests but does not always reflect a change in health status. Some of...
Issue 55, July 12, 2010
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Goals on the Plan of Care, a Best Practice But Not a Rule
Beacon Health has always encouraged clinicians to know the rules. Here’s a question... -
What would be the correct response for M1610, urinary incontinence or urinary catheter present, for the patient who has nephrostomy tubes?
Q: What would be the correct response for M1610, urinary incontinence or urinary catheter present...
Issue 54, August 20, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
Issue 53, July 5, 2010
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Know How to Document Missed Visits
The documentation of missed visits is one of those perplexing issues that homecare providers...
Issue 51, June 28, 2010
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Transmittal Forbids Discharge/Readmit for Hospitalization
Agencies have questions about how to handle a patient’s hospitalization. Can we still...
Issue 49, June 21, 2010
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Clarification Orders Are Not Valid
There are many practices that can present risk when an agency comes under increased scrutiny. ...
Issue 47, June 14, 2010
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CMS Spells out Signature Requirements
There has been a sign that signatures will be a target of medical reviews conducted by regional...
Issue 45, June 7, 2010
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Surveyors Pay Attention to Branch Offices
As homecare agencies fine-tune operations for increased scrutiny by Recovery Audit Contractors...
Issue 41, May 24, 2010
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Know the Rules to Refute Misconceptions
An agency reported to Beacon Health that it received a survey citation because there was no...
Issue 39, May 17, 2010
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The Facts about Home Health Aide Supervision
Even though the rules for home health aide supervision have not changed in many years, homecare...
Issue 37, May 10, 2010
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Define Your Agency?s Version of a Progress Note
Compliance is not easy in home health care. The rules seldom tell you how you should do...
Issue 35, May 3, 2010
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Therapy Assistant FAQs
Here are some frequently asked questions about therapy assistants.
Issue 33, April 26, 2010
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Late Recertifications Can Result in Scrutiny
Oh, oh! It’s the fifth day of the recertification episode and the nurse realizes she...
Issue 31, April 19, 2010
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Homecare Aptitude Test: V Codes
Test your knowledge about V codes. Identify the situations in which a V code is most...
Issue 29, April 12, 2010
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Aide Supervision and One Nursing Visit
The ins and outs of home health aide supervision can create confusion. Consider this...
Issue 27, April 5, 2010
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What is Skilled Foot Care?
Does Medicare allow monthly skilled nursing visits for “diabetic foot care” for a Type...
Issue 25, March 29, 2010
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HIPAA and Fax Transmissions
One of our staff dialed the wrong fax number and sent a plan of care to the wrong recipient. ...
Issue 23, March 22, 2010
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Reality Check: Comprehensive Assessment and Initial Visit
“Solutions” to some of the special issues associated with the initial visit and...
Issue 21, March 15, 2010
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Know the Rules ... and the Enforcer
In the December 2009 issue, Homecare DIRECTION discussed a new requirement 42 CFR §424.22 for...
Issue 19, March 8, 2010
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Homecare Aptitude Test: Physician Orders
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Correction to Insider
It was bought to my attention due to a technicial difficulity, that there was some answers to the...
Issue 17, March 1, 2010
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OASIS-C Start of Care Questions May Cause Survey Issues
OASIS-C Start of Care Questions May Cause Survey Issues
Issue 15, February 22, 2010
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Dear Homecare Insider Subscriber:
Dear Homecare Insider Subscriber:
Issue 13, February 15, 2010
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Plan of Care Supports Documentation of Homebound Status
The plan of care, formerly known as the CMS-485, is a very important document. However, it...
Issue 11, February 8, 2010
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A Bath for Competency Testing Must Be a Bath
Homecare providers have been focused on OASIS-C. However, we cannot forget about other...
Issue 9, February 1, 2010
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Policy Pointers for OASIS-C and Heart Failure Patients
OASIS-C includes two data elements addressing the status of patients with a diagnosis of heart...
Issue 7, January 25, 2010
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Physicians Must Certify Need for Management and Evaluation
There is a new requirement for patients receiving services under management and evaluation of a...
Issue 5, January 18, 2010
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Incomplete Orders Can Dock Payment
Under the Prospective Payment System (PPS), an agency receives payment for an episode, not a...
Issue 3, January 11, 2010
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Check out the New Transfer Assessment
OASIS-C became effective on January 1. With all the changes, it’s possible to overlook...
Issue 1, January 4, 2010
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Seven Steps to Reasonable and Necessary Teaching
Teaching must be reasonable and necessary to treat the patient’s illness or injury or else...