Effective January 1, 2015, OASIS assessment data will be submitted to CMS via the national OASIS Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system. With the implementation of the OASIS ASAP system, home health agencies will no longer submit OASIS assessment data to CMS via their state databases.   Currently, agencies are allowed 30... Keep Reading

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a rule today finalizing Oct. 1, 2015 as the new compliance date for health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses to transition to ICD-10, the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases. This deadline allows providers, insurance... Keep Reading

Change is never easy, and in the case of home health, changes often come in clusters and are more challenging than ever. But one thing we can count on is change; it is inevitable.  How the home health industry prepares for these challenges dictates how we fare long-term. Agencies that... Keep Reading

What is an overpayment recovery request? State laws and regulations protect the rights of payers, physicians and other health care providers. The laws and regulations ultimately work to preserve the financial stability of the health care industry.  One type of regulation is the overpayment. According to CMS, the overpayment recovery request... Keep Reading

Nursing jobs are poised for a change according to Philip Greiner, professor and director of the school of nursing at San Diego State University and member of the American Association of the Colleges of Nursing’s future task force. He spoke with U-T San Diego this past week and said there... Keep Reading

Under a proposed rule setting the Part B physician fee schedule for calendar year 2015, Medicare would expand payment for certain medical and mental health services furnished via telemedicine technologies. “We are proposing to add the following services to the list of services that can be furnished to Medicare beneficiaries under... Keep Reading

Organizations taking advantage of deadline extension by training more staff, improving clinical documentation BELLEVUE, WA | June 27, 2014 Even if the ICD-10 compliance date is farther away than it once was, it will arrive eventually. (For real, this time. We think.) And while you'd be forgiven for taking a foot off... Keep Reading