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April 25, 2008
A Harrowing Tale of Home Care Admissions Havoc Solved
The Nurse's day started out calmly but quickly turned to a whirlwind, despite all of her attempts to quite the storm. Too many admissions and no one to pull the forms. Turn to Briggs to alter the course of your admissions process from a whirlwind to the calm after the storm.
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March 21, 2008
"Patient Education: The 800-Pound Gorilla in Disease Management
Home Care is essential to disease management in today's healthcare environment. However, the "800-Pound Gorilla" is patient education.
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February 20, 2008
First Lady Falls
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan's recent two-night stay in a California hospital again drew attention to the problem of fall in the home....and the importance of prevention.
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May 31, 2007
CMS Proposes Payment Changes for Medicare Home Health Services
The proposed rule for calendar year 2008 contains the first refinements to the Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) since 2000 and also contains the annual update to the Medicare PPS rates.
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March 9, 2007
CMS-1500 Implementation Deadline is Extended
CMS has decided to extend the acceptance period of the CMS-1500 version beyond the original April 1st deadline.
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December 5, 2006
Medicare Home Health Pay for Performance Demonstration
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is working with Abt Associates to design a Home Health Pay-for-Performance demonstration.
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November 6, 2006
Revisions to OASIS Implementation Manual
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a newly revised Chapter 8 of the OASIS Implementation Manual.
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September 15, 2006
CMS 1500-Revision Information
The latest revision to the 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
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September 5, 2006
UB-92 Revision
CMS has released instructions (via transmittal) for the UB-04 that will replace the UB-92, effective May 23, 2007.
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September 5, 2006
Medicare Secondary Payor (MSP)
CMS issued a revised MSP form, effective September 11, 2006.
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August 26, 2006
WOCN Guideline Changes
The Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) Guidance has
been revised
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