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The RPM Trio – A Close Look at the Three New Remote Patient Monitoring CPT Codes

January 29, 2020

Home health agencies can now report the costs of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) services to Medicare for Reimbursement. The latest update to the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule, the RPM reimbursement…

How can Technology Help HHA Providers?

December 1, 2018

Areas where technology helps providers cope with the new changes Identity Management EMPI solution to detect duplicate records Duplicate records provide a splintered view of patient’s medical history, leading to…

Home Health Calendar Year 2019-20 Finalized Rules

November 12, 2018

CMS finalizes the calendar year 2019 and 2020 payment and policy changes for Home Health Agencies and Home Infusion Therapy suppliers. The 374-page rule sets out conditions for home health…

Impacts of HHGM on Home Health Software

August 17, 2018

With the finalization of the Home Health Grouping Model, the CMS intends to shift from paying for volume to paying for value by eliminating therapy visits as a factor in payment determinations. The HHGM is expected to meet or exceed industry quality standards in healthcare by incentivizing home health providers. It also has the capability to remarkably influence the operations of home health agencies and healthcare industry as a whole.

Home Health Grouping Model

August 6, 2018

The current case-mix adjusted payments under the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) are therapy driven, and beneficiaries with low-income, living in under-served areas have a high severity of…