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A Visit Made Is Not A Visit Paid, Arnie Cisneros, PT
The audit scrutiny currently seen in Home Health has identified many changes that will factor significantly into how we provide care. Many of the traditional approaches to utilization and management of services will no longer apply. The real-time effect of … Continue reading
Scripting for Success: Start of Care, Arnie Cisneros, PT
The many changes that have redefined Home Health over the past decade have conspired to create many levels of understanding regarding exactly what the benefit provides and how it works under the Prospective Payment System (PPS). These areas of confusion … Continue reading
‘ZPIC’ in Texas Asks Return of $2.9 million in Agency Overpayments
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), pronounced ‘PAKA’ by the folks with CMS, will have a transforming impact on healthcare. One of the more immediate challenges agencies is more layers of oversight. The current administration has allocated millions … Continue reading