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Patient home transfers call for encounter, documentation
Offering guidance for physicians, non-physician practitioners, physician support personnel and home health agencies, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service clarified last week that it requires face-to-face encounters and documentation when providers transfer hospital and other patients to the home health setting. Providers can conduct the encounter remotely via telehealth technology, CMS said.
OIG: Home health claims add up to $432M improper Medicare payments
Home health agencies submitted 22 percent of claims in error for unnecessary medical services or for incorrect coding in 2008. That adds up to $432 million in improper Medicare payments, according to
OIG: Home health has 'limited' oversight, reporting
Home health agencies are not meeting all federal reporting requirements and have "limited" oversight from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Office of the Inspector General said in
Telehealth expansion bill gets a push from home care group
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is advocating for a bill in Congress that would incentivize home care agencies, which often are owned by hospitals, to offer telehealth
ACOs must have a strong long-term care component
Hospitals must develop stronger relationships with long-term care providers and home health agencies in preparation of participating in a successful ACO, says a longtime healthcare marketing and
Cleveland Clinic plans telemedicine initiatives
Here's more evidence that mainstream medical organizations no longer see telemedicine as a wait-and-see thing. The Cleveland Clinic has set plans to develop a line of business around at least two
CMS to focus anti-fraud efforts on seven states
CMS is continuing to move ahead with its latest round of fraud-fighting efforts with a new focus on durable medical equipment suppliers and home health care agencies. The agency is paying special
