Monthly Archives: August 2010
Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Miss OASIS Answers’ Workshops
Did you know that there have been several major changes to many of the official source documents that instruct home health coders how to assign ICD-9 codes just since September of 2009? Do you know which documents these are, how … Continue reading
Zone Program Integrity Contractors now Active in Louisiana
ZPIC Audits Reach Louisiana The first news of ZPIC (Zone Program Integrity Contractor) activity in Louisiana came earlier this week. An in home provider organization received a request for 30 records, to be sent within 24 days. The records requested … Continue reading
Home Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
The Accountable Care Act is loaded with changes, many of them less than positive for Medicare home health providers. But one area of funding that could provide fertile ground for those who are forward thinking is the Centers for Medicare … Continue reading