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2022 Final Rule Is In - Value Based Purchasing Delayed

2022 is a “pre-implementation year” and 2023 is the first “performance year”.

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Becky CrabtreeNovember 3, 2021
CMS Resumes Targeted Probe & Educate Program

CMS restarts the Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) program after having suspended it since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Becky CrabtreeAugust 23, 2021
Availability of the PECOS PI Application in Production, 7/23/2021

Some users may experience intermittent latency or the inability to access PECOS PI application.

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Becky CrabtreeJuly 23, 2021
Replacing Home Health Requests for Anticipated Payment (RAPs) with a Notice of Admission (NOA) – Manual Instructions

This article tells you about updates to Chapter 10 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual to include instructions for submitting Home Health (HH) NOAs instead of RAPs on and after January 1, 2022.

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Becky CrabtreeMay 14, 2021
Payer Changes and the 5 Day RAP - Important Focus for January 2021

Due to the new 5-day RAP rule that went into effect 1/1/2021, addressing payor changes timely is critical to ensure RAPS are processed and accepted within the 5 day window.

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Becky CrabtreeJanuary 7, 2021
The Medicare Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Benefit for Home Health Agencies

If you are a home health agency (HHA) that wants to provide and bill Medicare Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) professional services starting in calendar year (CY) 2021, you are required to enroll with the Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (A/B MAC) in your state.

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Becky CrabtreeJanuary 6, 2021
Client News - HCS Connect™ and the 5 Day RAP

HealthCare Strategies has been working diligently to ensure HCS Connect™ has all the necessary elements required so that from a system standpoint, you will be well prepared to handle this change.

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Becky CrabtreeNovember 25, 2020
CY2021 Home Health Final Rule

Power Point Presentation from the NAHC webinar on 11/5/2020

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Becky CrabtreeNovember 9, 2020
CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans Made to Providers During COVID-19

New recoupment terms allow providers and suppliers one additional year to start loan payments—From MLN Connects® Special Edition, October 8, 2020

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Becky CrabtreeOctober 13, 2020
ICD-10 Codes Update for 2021
Becky CrabtreeOctober 9, 2020
Nursing Shortage as an “Extraordinary Circumstance” per 42 CFR 418.64 Core Services

Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Quality, Safety & Oversight Group

Memorandum from 10/5/2020

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Becky CrabtreeOctober 8, 2020
Penalty for Delayed Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) Submission -- Implementation **UPDATE**

MLN Matters article from 10/5/20

This article informs you about the implementation of the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Home Health (HH) Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) payment policies.

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Becky CrabtreeOctober 7, 2020
Penalty for Delayed Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) Submission -- Implementation

MLN: Knowledge, Resources, Training

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Becky CrabtreeAugust 3, 2020
July 2020 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&A
July 2020 CMS Quarterly OASIS Q&A

Temporary Guidance: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)

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Becky CrabtreeJuly 23, 2020
Review Choice Demonstration to Resume
Review Choice Demonstration to Resume

The Review Choice Demonstration will restart for Home Health providers in Illinois, Ohio, Texas, North Carolina and Florida.

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Becky CrabtreeJuly 23, 2020
Celebrating a Beautiful Life
Celebrating a Beautiful Life

Remembering and Honoring Judie Rowland

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Becky CrabtreeJuly 18, 2020
CMS Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program and Suspends Advance Payment Program

Apr 26, 2020 Billing & payments, Medicare Parts A & B, Physicians

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Becky CrabtreeApril 27, 2020
NAHC COVID-19 Crisis Update for April 22, 2020

This newsletter is a service of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice.

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Becky CrabtreeApril 23, 2020
Physicians & Other Clinicians: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19

The Trump Administration is issuing an unprecedented array of temporary regulatory waivers and new rules to equip the American healthcare system with maximum flexibility to respond to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Becky CrabtreeApril 22, 2020
CMS Relieves Hospice Nurses of Aide In-service Training Tasks

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today temporarily suspended a number of rules so that hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities can boost their frontline medical staffs as they fight to save lives during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Becky CrabtreeApril 13, 2020
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