Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
New HART Version Out
Published on Fri Apr 13, 2018
The Hospice Abstraction Reporting Tool v1.4.0 is now available for download at . The new version includes updated data specs and new notifications, among other changes. HART is a free software option for "hospice facilities to collect and maintain facility, patient and HIS Record information for subsequent submission to the appropriate national data repository," CMS notes.
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Home Health & Hospice Week
- OASIS:
Watch Out For These OASIS-D Trouble Spots
New GG items should top your priority list. If you think the changes coming to [...] - Regulations:
Say Hello To These New OASIS-D Items
IMPACT Act-sparked additions are headed your way soon. Focus your attention on the OASIS changes [...] - OASIS:
Medicare To Drop These 28 Items In OASIS-D
Two items will also be deleted only at certain time points. Last year, the Centers [...] - Assessment:
Get Ready For OASIS-D To Shake Up Your World
From medical review to star ratings to surveys, expect the revised assessment tool to have [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
OIG Highlights Home Health Fraud In Latest Report
The industry is still living down the Dr. Jacques Roy case. Don't expect fraud and [...] - Industry Note:
Medicaid F2F May Continue To See Wiggle Room
CMS to use enforcement discretion. Home health agencies may get a little leeway on certain [...] - Industry Note:
Boehler Named CMMI Head
Home care providers will see a CMS executive with home-based business experience, for once. Adam [...] - Industry Note:
Appeal Option Extended
If you missed the Low Volume Appeals filing deadline, you can still take advantage of [...] - Industry Note:
MAC Helps You With New Medicare Card Ropes
Do you need a quick way to determine whether your patient's Medicare number is the [...] - Industry Note:
Follow These NOE Exception Guidelines Or Lose Pay
Be ready to back up your request for a Notice of Election timely filing exception [...] - Industry Note:
Study Shows One Way To Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Looking to reduce hospital readmissions for your patients? Consider the findings of a new study [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Fraud Program Report Highlights Hospice Cases
The HHS Office of Inspector General spends plenty of time on hospice fraud as well [...] - Industry Note:
School CMS On Reducing Regulatory Burden
Medicare is asking you to share a piece of your mind on how to reduce [...] - Industry Note:
New HART Version Out
The Hospice Abstraction Reporting Tool v1.4.0 is now available for download at . The [...] - Industry Note:
Nursing Director Sentenced
The assistant director of nursing at a Detroit home health agency has received a three [...] - Industry Note:
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