Medical Billing & Collections
HHS and CMS announced their new Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, which aims to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia, reduce strain on unpaid caregivers, …
The Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Form has been updated with a new expiration date. The new form will be mandatory for all home health agencies, hospices, and other Medicare-certified providers …
President Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 (known as Public Health Emergencies, or PHEs) on May 11, 2023. Depending on your …
The nationwide rollout of the HHVBP model is right around the corner – it will be 2023 sooner than you think! CMS has released several new resources that will help …
CMS has released their annual proposed payment update rule. There’s no way to sugar-coat it: if finalized as written this payment update rule will be the death knell of many …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …