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Tag: Home Health Agency Medicare Billing

Home Health Billing

All Home Health Agencies: Updated Draft OASIS-E Instrument Now Available from CMS.

The updated draft OASIS-E All Items Instrument is now available on CMS’ OASIS Data Sets webpage. A log of changes since posting in February is also available.  OASIS-E will be effective January …

Home Health Billing

Home Health Agencies: Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the July 2022 Refresh are Now Available in iQIES

For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the standard number of quarters. This refresh resumes the reporting of all claims-based measures …

Home Health Billing

All Home Health Agencies: Critical iQIES Update from CMS!

Please read this important update from CMS and share it with your staff: “CMS identified an iQIES system nuance that may affect your HHA’s Services Provided values that are displayed …

Home Health Billing / Home Health Today

Home Health Providers: VA Will No Longer Require RAPs or NOAs

CMS recently announced changes to claim processing requirements that affect the use of Requests for Anticipated Payments (RAPs) for home health care claims, including changes to submission timelines and late …

Home Health Billing

CMS Releases the 2022 Home Health Final Rule

Today CMS released the 2022 Home Health Final Rule. The rule finalizes a nationwide expansion of the successful Home Health Value- Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and makes updates to the …

Home Health Billing

Home Health Providers: New HH QRP OASIS Interim Guidance Webinar from CMS

CMS invites Home Health providers to listen to the Home Health Quality Reports Program’s OASIS Interim Guidance Webinar. In an effort to provide an overview of important OASIS data collection …

Home Health Billing / Home Health Today

Home Health: Important Pre-Claim Review Billing Issue! Claims Incorrectly Returning for Reason Code 39621.

From Palmetto GBA: Home Health Agencies participating in Pre-Claim Review are having claims incorrectly returning with reason code 39621, indicating to remove the UTN. Agencies should not remove the UTN! …

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  • All Home Health Agencies: Updated Draft OASIS-E Instrument Now Available from CMS.
  • Massachusetts Home Health Agencies – Important Regulatory Updates from MassHealth
  • Home Health Agencies: Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the July 2022 Refresh are Now Available in iQIES

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