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CMS Proposes New Provider Enrollment Provisions
In the calendar year 2024 home health rate update proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed several new regulations governing Medicare provider enrollment. These proposals apply to home health and hospice providers. Provider Screening Categories CMS proposes to add new § 424.518(c)(1)(viii) that would incorporate within the high-screening category revalidating durable […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Brief on Potential Inappropriate Payments to Nonhospice Providers
NAHC is creating materials to assist member hospices on this subject. Please stay tuned to NAHC Report The Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a data brief, Medicare Payments of $6.6 Billion to Nonhospice Providers Over 10 Years for Items and Services Provided to Hospice Beneficiaries Suggest the Need for […]
Read MoreOIG Releases Brief on Potential Inappropriate Payments to Nonhospice Providers
NAHC is creating materials to assist member hospices on this subject. Please stay tuned to NAHC Report The Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a data brief, Medicare Payments of $6.6 Billion to Nonhospice Providers Over 10 Years for Items and Services Provided to Hospice Beneficiaries Suggest the Need for […]
Read MoreNAHC Receives Clarification on Coverage for the PureWick™ System
The PureWick ™ external female urinary collection system is intended for incontinent patients and, according to the manufacturer, is to be used as an alternative to an indwelling urinary catheter. The system includes an external wick, tubing, and a cannister that is connected to a pump. The urine is pulled away from the external wick […]
Read MoreCMS Home Health Open Door Forum on Templates and Clinical Data Elements
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a special home health open door forum conference call on templates and clinical data elements (CDEs) on Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM Eastern time. The special open door forum will allow physicians, provider and supplier professional associations, and/or all other interested […]
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