December 2004 Entries

Final Regulations for Health Coverage Portability

posted @ Thursday, December 30, 2004 3:05 PM |

Medicare Testing Less Restrictions on Home Health Coverage

posted @ Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:54 PM |

Holding of Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) Claims Containing Services for Oxygen

posted @ Thursday, December 30, 2004 1:43 PM |

Provider Enrollment Fraud Alert

posted @ Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:33 PM |

HHS Issues Final Regulation on Access to Group Health Coverage

posted @ Wednesday, December 29, 2004 3:40 PM |

Reminder – Elimination of the 90-Day Grace Period for HCPCS Codes

posted @ Tuesday, December 28, 2004 2:55 PM |

Ecstasy to be tested on terminal patients / FDA ruling might lead to use of other psychedelic drugs

posted @ Tuesday, December 28, 2004 8:42 AM |

Aging in the U.S. Report Issued by Census Bureau

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 10:36 AM |

CERT Newsletter, December 2004 for RHHI

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 10:28 AM |

Medicare Timely Filing Reminder – December 31, 2004

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 10:26 AM |

2005 National Coding Standard for Infusion

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 10:24 AM |

Governors Ask Bush Not to Cut Medicaid

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 10:12 AM |

Medicare Will Help Beneficiaries Quit Smoking

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 10:09 AM |

FCA's Holiday Recipe for Caregivers

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 9:58 AM |

New Version of Adobe Acrobat Reader

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 9:54 AM |

Update of Health Care Claims Status Codes and Health Care Claims Status Category Codes

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 9:49 AM |

Joint Commission Issues Alert on Dangers of Family Members, Caregivers Delivering Patient Controlled Analgesia

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 9:38 AM |

Happy Holidays 2004 from HealthAware

posted @ Monday, December 27, 2004 8:18 AM |

Webcast: NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Improving End-of-Life Care (Day 3)

posted @ Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:57 AM |

Webcast: NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Improving End-of-Life Care (Day 2)

posted @ Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:56 AM |

Call for Review Committee Nominations: Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality

posted @ Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:41 AM |

CMS to Tackle Errors in Medicare Payments

posted @ Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:09 AM |

Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) Website

posted @ Monday, December 20, 2004 7:29 AM |

2005 Payment Rates for Home Oxygen, effective January 1, 2005

posted @ Monday, December 20, 2004 7:28 AM |

Cahaba GBA Hospice Advisory Teleconference Meeting Minutes

posted @ Monday, December 20, 2004 7:22 AM |

OASIS Follow Up Assessment Scheduling Calendar

posted @ Monday, December 20, 2004 6:56 AM |

Hospice Pre-Election Evaluation and Counseling Services, Claims Processing

posted @ Monday, December 20, 2004 6:49 AM |

Hospice Pre-Election Evaluation and Counseling Services, Medicare Benefit Policy

posted @ Monday, December 20, 2004 6:48 AM |

Caregiver Depression Tied To Delayed Hospice Stay

posted @ Monday, December 20, 2004 6:45 AM |

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Issues Draft Recommendations on Pay-for-Performance System

posted @ Monday, December 20, 2004 6:24 AM |

Work Permits on Hold for Foreign Nurses

posted @ Monday, December 20, 2004 5:41 AM |

HIPAA Security: The Devil is in the Decoy

posted @ Monday, December 13, 2004 6:06 AM |

Webcast: NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Improving End-of-Life Care (Day 1)

posted @ Monday, December 13, 2004 5:50 AM |

Webcast: New Developments in Palliative Care Research

posted @ Monday, December 13, 2004 5:49 AM |

NIH Panel Issues State-of-the-Science Statement on End-of-Life Care

posted @ Monday, December 13, 2004 5:46 AM |

Medicare and State health programs; fraud and abuse: Safe harbor provisions and special fraud alerts; intent to develop regulations

posted @ Monday, December 13, 2004 5:34 AM |

Medicare: Advisory Opinions as a Means of Clarifying Program Requirements

posted @ Friday, December 10, 2004 6:42 AM |

Medicaid Managed Care: Access and Quality Requirements Specific to Low-Income and Other Special Needs Enrollees

posted @ Friday, December 10, 2004 6:39 AM |

Minimum Number of Drug Pricing Files That Must Be Maintained Online for Medicare

posted @ Friday, December 10, 2004 6:14 AM |

MMA-Hospice Pre-Election Evaluation and Counseling Services

posted @ Friday, December 10, 2004 5:38 AM |

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States

posted @ Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:20 AM |

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on Improving End-of-Life Care

posted @ Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:10 AM |

Winners of NHPCO's 2004 Photography, Writing, and Film Contest

posted @ Thursday, December 09, 2004 7:46 AM |

Obesity Threatens Health Care System, Study Says

posted @ Thursday, December 09, 2004 7:29 AM |

MMA - Drug Administration Coding Changes and Reimbursement for RHHI

posted @ Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:20 AM |

Carrier and DMERC 835 Flat File Change and Replacement of Deactivated

posted @ Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:39 AM |

Thompson Gets Strong Grade for Tenure

posted @ Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:02 AM |

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 Information for Medicare Rural Health Providers, Suppliers, and Physicians

posted @ Tuesday, December 07, 2004 6:18 AM |

Gingrich urges HHS to fund healthcare IT

posted @ Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:40 AM |

HHS Secretary Thompson Resigns

posted @ Monday, December 06, 2004 6:44 AM |

New CMS Study Shows Medicare, Medicaid Paid For More Than Half Of All Senior Health Care

posted @ Monday, December 06, 2004 6:32 AM |

December 2004 Dialog Agenda for the Medicare Home Health Independence Demonstration

posted @ Monday, December 06, 2004 6:27 AM |

Cast Your Ballot for the 2004 NHPCO board of Directors

posted @ Friday, December 03, 2004 8:31 AM |

Carrier and DMERC 835 Flat File Change and Replacement of Deactivated Reason Code A2

posted @ Friday, December 03, 2004 7:57 AM |

Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005; Published Correction Notice

posted @ Friday, December 03, 2004 7:51 AM |

Incorrect Hospice Wage Indices

posted @ Friday, December 03, 2004 7:49 AM |

CMS Quarterly Provider Update

posted @ Friday, December 03, 2004 7:43 AM |

Medicare Program; Expedited Determination Procedures for Provider Service Terminations; Final Rule

posted @ Thursday, December 02, 2004 8:47 AM |