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! …
CMS announced new steps to increase the capacity of the American health care system to provide care to patients outside a traditional hospital setting amid a rising number of COVID-19 …
From CMS: “In early September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Care Compare on Medicare.gov, which streamlines our eight original health care compare tools. Since then, you’ve …
CMS has released the 2021 Home Health Final Rule, which contains changes to telehealth, payment rates, home infusion policies and more. We will provide a full breakdown and analysis of …
The Review Choice Demonstration for home health agencies in North Carolina is beginning. Palmetto GBA is holding an introductory webinar to assist providers with the transition to RCD. North Carolina …
CMS has provided an updated Tip Sheet is to help providers understand CMS’ public reporting strategy for the PAC QRP in the midst of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). …
CMS is offering a web-based training course for those who are new to the Home Health (HH) Quality Reporting Program (QRP). This course is designed to provide a general overview …
Important information from Palmetto GBA: “CMS will restart the RCD following the pause for COVID-19. Home Health claims in all demonstration states with billing periods on or after August 31, …
From PEPPER: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking measures to free up the attention of providers as they respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To this end, …
CMS issued a proposed rule that includes annual payment updates for home health agencies, changes to telehealth, and more. The proposed rule includes routine, legally required updates to home health …
