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Monthly Message from the VNAA President and CEO
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Nov 2nd, 2009
November is National Homecare Month as well as National Hospice/Palliative Care Month. These celebrations serve to draw attention to the important work you do serving people in their homes during critical junctures of their lives, including the end of one’s life. With the expansion of membership...
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Medicare Post-Payment Claims Review Expanded Nationally
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Feb 16th, 2009
While the extent to which Medicare’s expansion of post-payment review claims will involve home health and hospice claims, the national expansion of recovery audit contractors (RACs) is moving closer to implementation. Under this program, RAC contractors receive a percentage payment for each paid...
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HHS Releases Two Final Rules: Gives More Time for The Adoption of ICD-10
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Jan 26th, 2009
A sigh of relief was heard in the healthcare industry on January 15, 2009, as HHS issued two final rules. The highly anticipated ICD-10 compliance date originally proposed for October 1, 2011 has changed. The final rule indicates the transition date from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is now October 1, 2013...
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House Announces Economic Stimulus Proposal
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Jan 21st, 2009
The timing of deliberations on the Obama economic stimulus package will now most likely occur in mid to late February. The original goal of the economic stimulus package was for it to be signed by President Obama on January 20, 2009, but the process was slowed by three major issues: the sheer size...
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New Advocacy Tools and Resources on VNAA’s Website
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Dec 15th, 2008
VNAA has enhanced and expanded the design and structure of the advocacy section of its Website. The Website now offers new tools and resources to assist member engagement in advocacy efforts. The new online advocacy portal includes a VNAA Action Center that enables members to quickly e-mail...
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Instructions for HHPPS Recoveries and Repayments
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Nov 10th, 2008
CMS has published the instructions that requires contractors to undertake all of the adjustment actions needed to correct the nine-plus different sources of payment errors that occurred in the shake down of the 2008 PPS revisions. The instructions tell the Regional Home Health Intermediaries to...
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