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CMS “Answers” Questions on Managed Care Termination Notices (News Article) - Feb 2nd, 2004
In a protracted teleconference CMS responded to many questions about the new notice of non-coverage requirements in Medicare Managed care. CMS responded to many questions raised by home health agencies at their special open door forum call on the Expedited Review Procedures and Notices now...

Home Health RAP Instructions Revised for Diagnostic Coding (News Article) - Jan 26th, 2004
CMS has released a lengthy revision to its Claims Processing Manual largely to require that new ICD-9 Coding Guidelines be enforced as required under HIPAA

Say Farewell to Your Medicare Home Health Provider Number and Hello NPI (News Article) - Jan 26th, 2004
All good things must come to an end in this world of change and we will be turning our Medicare Home Health, Hospice or other provider numbers for an “NPI” over the next couple years.

Have you checked your HIPAA Transactions for Success? (News Article) - Dec 15th, 2003
CMS reports that many claims are still failing to be submitted in HIPAA compliant formats and that the software many providers are using lacks sufficient edits to keep errors from happening. While these problems can only be fixed by software vendors, internal developers or billing...

Feds ask VNAs for input on Standardized Home Health Medical Record (News Article) - Nov 10th, 2003
Just as HIPAA billing and coding standards started quietly in a private standards setting group, standardized electronic medical records are now being developed for all providers.

OIG Begins Study of Home Health Margins at VNAA (News Article) - Nov 3rd, 2003
Several representatives from GAO met with VNAA staff in our Washington office to prepare for a new study of home health agency margins.

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