Home Health & Hospice Week
Home care providers across the nation are spreading Christmas cheer
Home care providers across the nation are spreading Christmas cheer this holiday season. Some examples: Agape Care in Lancaster, Pa. helped pack 91 dozen homemade cookies to send to troops this Christmas season, reports the Intelligencer Journal. Twenty-three caregivers have baked and packaged their homemade cookies and made cards for the troops for the past three years. Wagin Home and Community Care provided seniors with a Christmas lunch and concert, reports The Wagin (Wash.) Argus. Home Instead Senior Care franchises across the nation run a "Be a Santa to a Senior" gift program, multiple newspapers report. And Comfort Keepers franchises operate a nationwide nutrition awareness campaign, "Stop Senior Hunger," during this holiday season, notes the Garnet Valley Press in Pennsylvania. Franchises also are holding food drives.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Coverage:
Use 8 Homebound Strategies To Make Claims Audit-Proof
The homebound verification process starts with good intake procedures. Auditors are taking a magnifying glass [...] - Know Your Facts:
Medicare Definition Of Homebound
The Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 7 states that "the condition of [homebound] patients should [...] - Documentation:
Say Goodbye To Date Stamp For Physician Signatures
New stricter guidelines will require physicians to date signatures themselves starting Jan. 1. On top [...] - Reimbursement:
Don't Overlook These New Billing Codes Required Jan. 1
Make sure your policies and procedures are in place to track which nursing visits are [...] - Compliance:
Avoid These 5 Common Compliance Pitfalls
Don't assume Recovery Audit Contractor audits will pass you by forever. If you're not careful, [...] - Industry Notes:
Edit Delay For Docs May Make Your PECOS Job Harder
July deadline for HHA PECOS edits will come faster than you think. Although CMS hasn't [...] - How patients with advanced cancer spend their last days
How patients with advanced cancer spend their last days probably has more to do with [...] - The one-month fix for physicians' 23 percent pay cut
The one-month fix for physicians' 23 percent pay cut scheduled for Dec. 1 won't cost [...] - The Jan. 1 deadline for face to face encounters is rushing up,
The Jan. 1 deadline for face to face encounters is rushing up, and agencies can [...] - Starting next month, you'll need to get more precise
Starting next month, you'll need to get more precise with your flu vaccine billing codes. For [...] - Will MedPAC get a home health representative
Will MedPAC get a home health representative again? Nominations for the next round of Medicare [...] - If you're having trouble enrolling or reenrolling
If you're having trouble enrolling or reenrolling in Medicare and NHIC is your Medicare contractor, [...] - The need for private duty home care continues to grow,
The need for private duty home care continues to grow, and so does the roster [...] - Home care providers across the nation are spreading Christmas cheer
Home care providers across the nation are spreading Christmas cheer this holiday season. Some examples: [...] - Want to clean up your claims submission errors?
Want to clean up your claims submission errors? Consult Cahaba GBA's list of top problems and [...]
