May 2005 Entries

Hospice Conditions of Participation Released

posted @ Friday, May 27, 2005 8:33 PM |

Hackers Lock Up Information and Hold it for Ransom

posted @ Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:08 AM |

CMS Announces the NPI Viewlet

posted @ Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:27 AM |

CMS Announces the NPI Viewlet Transscript

posted @ Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:27 AM |

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 - Information Collection Requirements in CMSR-296

posted @ Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:59 AM |

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 - Information Collection Requirements in CMSR-220

posted @ Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:58 AM |

Recoupment from Affiliated Providers

posted @ Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:54 AM |

PalmettoGBA Requests for Anticipated Payment (RAPs) in HIGLAS

posted @ Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:52 AM |

Medicare Announces New Proposed Rule to Improve Hospice Care

posted @ Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:18 AM |

National Provider Identifier Dear Provider Letter from CMS

posted @ Monday, May 23, 2005 9:17 AM |

National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

posted @ Monday, May 23, 2005 9:17 AM |

HIPAA National Provider Identifier (NPI) Roundtable

posted @ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 2:51 PM |

Analysis of the Impact of Cutting $10 Billion from Medicaid

posted @ Wednesday, May 18, 2005 7:44 AM |

HFA Publications - E-Newsletter - May 2005

posted @ Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:11 AM |

Microsoft Releases MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search

posted @ Monday, May 16, 2005 11:34 AM |

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

posted @ Monday, May 16, 2005 7:36 AM |

CMS Announces the National Provider Identifier (NPI) Enumerator Contractor and Information on Obtaining NPIs

posted @ Monday, May 16, 2005 7:22 AM |

Center for Patient Safety

posted @ Monday, May 16, 2005 7:19 AM |

Updated Quick Reference Guides

posted @ Thursday, May 12, 2005 4:12 PM |

AHA - Circle of Life Award

posted @ Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:25 PM |

Hospice Services-GV and GW Modifiers

posted @ Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:42 AM |

Put It In Writing - The Importance of Advance Care Planning

posted @ Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:15 AM |

One Week Left for 'Early Bird' Registration for 2005 Financial Management Conference

posted @ Wednesday, May 11, 2005 7:48 AM |

Changing the Order of Medicare System Edits Affecting Hospice Claims

posted @ Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1:49 PM |

Revisions to the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub 100-02), Chapter 15, Sections 220 and 230 Regarding Therapy Services

posted @ Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:45 PM |

Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Teaching and Instruction for Provider (TIP) Letters from Medical Review

posted @ Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:42 PM |

Program Transmittals for Home Health

posted @ Monday, May 09, 2005 10:21 AM |

The World Hospice and Palliative Care Day website

posted @ Monday, May 09, 2005 9:06 AM |

CMS's McClellan: Home Care Is Preferred, Cost-Effective

posted @ Monday, May 09, 2005 8:32 AM |

The Emergence of Home-Centered Health – Part II: Turning Visions into Reality

posted @ Monday, May 09, 2005 8:08 AM |

Elsevier, American College of Nurse Practitioners Publishing Partnership To Premiere New Journal for Nurse Practitioners

posted @ Monday, May 09, 2005 7:56 AM |

Telemedicine Technology Summit: Bridging the Technology Gap

posted @ Friday, May 06, 2005 11:53 AM |

Supporting statements for Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice and Supporting Regulations

posted @ Friday, May 06, 2005 8:27 AM |

CMS Publishes New Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice

posted @ Friday, May 06, 2005 12:33 AM |

National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care

posted @ Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:18 PM |

Proposed Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2006

posted @ Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:17 AM |

Medicare Home Health Independence Demonstration

posted @ Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:15 AM |

Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Code (HPTC) Update

posted @ Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:59 AM |

Online Resource Provides End-of-Life Information to Consumers and Medical Professionals

posted @ Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:49 AM |

Rural Hospice Demonstration project

posted @ Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:42 AM |

Modification to Online Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire

posted @ Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:02 AM |

Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2005

posted @ Tuesday, May 03, 2005 9:23 AM |

Code Changes for UB-92 Effective July 1, 2005

posted @ Monday, May 02, 2005 12:16 PM |

The Emergence of Home-Centered Health – Part I: Setting the Stage

posted @ Monday, May 02, 2005 8:06 AM |

Update to 100-04 and Therapy Code Lists Revised

posted @ Monday, May 02, 2005 5:58 AM |