As the state of Texas, as well as other states, declare that all non-essential services to the response of COVID-19 cease operations, or move towards working at home, it's important to understand who IS considered essential. Please follow the following link to read the memo sent out by the ...
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Jimmo Settlement – Maintenance Therapy in Home Health
Below is an excerpt from CMS' website about the Jimmo Settlement. This is a clarification of what CMS covers for Maintenance Therapy and Nursing in Home Health and other settings. I encourage everyone who works in home health to learn and become familiar with this result as it may help identify ...
CMS Proposes to Cancel Mandatory Bundled Payment Models
The Comprehensive Joint Replacement (CJR) programs is a "hot-button" issue in the home health industry, and as a Home Health Therapy company we had the unique position to hear how multiple home health agencies were preparing for them. One of the reasons there was a large interest in figuring out ...
CMS proposes 6 month delay on Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs)
I'm sure this will be good news to the home health agencies we service. Although United Therapy Services has already made strides to be in compliance with the CoPs, additional time will allow us to firm up our processes. Begin reading the article below for more information. "The Centers for ...
Home Health Medicare Pre-Claim Review: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Here's another article that provides an update to the Pre-Claim Review (PCR) Demonstration. I remain hopeful that the demonstration will be abandoned and a more targeted approach at combating fraud is developed. -Rob Santos "The Pre-Claim Review Demonstration, a recent Medicare home ...
