Hospital Home Health Archives – September 1, 2006
September 1, 2006
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New CMS rules on HHABNs expand applications; increase confusion
Do you take the ultra-cautious approach and issue a Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice (HHABN) in any case in which you are not sure if the new rules apply, or do you take a chance and hope that you've interpreted the instructions correctly? -
Exceptions to the rule: Know when to use an HHABN
For every rule, there are exceptions, and the new instructions governing the use of Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notices (HHABNs) also have their exceptions to the rule. -
Adopting new technology? Understand staff fears
Increased efficiency, improved documentation, and faster reimbursement are all reasons to upgrade your agency's technology. -
'Train the trainers': How to introduce new technology
Ensuring successful implementation of any new technology requires a great deal of preparation. -
LegalEase: Fraud and abuse: Violating the False Claims Act
McNutt v. Haleyville Medical Supplies Inc. (D.C. Docket No. 01-03156-CV-AR-J, Sept. 9, 2005) makes it clear that providers who violate any requirement of the Medicare/Medicaid programs and submit claims for reimbursement also have violated the False Claims Act. -
Asthma management program shows a 2-1 ROI
Optima Health's asthma disease management program has generated $2.10 in savings for every dollar spent on members who have been continuously enrolled over a five-year period. -
Developing competent teachers among staff
To improve patient education, institutions must develop competent teachers. -
Hospice patients, families receive special support
For most people at the end of their lives, it's a comfort to know that their lives touched others and that some part of them will live on within the ones they love.