Author: The PMB Pulse

Bill to Permit Non-Physician Practitioners to Certify Medicare Home Health Orders Introduced in the House

A bipartisan group of legislators introduced a bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 9, to allow non-physician practitioners to certify home health orders under Medicare. Commonly referred to as the “NPP bill”, the legislation would extend certification authority to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists. These NPPs play […]

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Eliminate Home Health Billing Errors

Home health agencies face unique obstacles when it comes to billing practices. Medicare reimbursements focus on regulatory reporting compliance, meeting quality initiatives, and submission of appropriate documentation, just to name a few. Billing errors cost home health agencies significant amounts, not only in reduced reimbursements, but in penalties if mistakes occur. Eliminate those home health […]

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Identify your Practice’s Billing Challenges to Reduce Delays and Increase Revenue

Physicians have enough on their plate without having to micromanage back-end office staff. That often happens when billing challenges start digging into your bottom line. If your office staff doesn’t keep up with coding changes, timely submission and requests for additional information with claims, or uses the wrong billing codes for reimbursement, your revenue cycle […]

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PMB Recognized Again! One of the Best Medical Billing Service Companies of 2019

Precision Medical Billing was recognized as a top medical billing service from MedicalBillingReviews.com. Precision is a company that offers easy adoption for a wide variety of pre-existing setups, primarily because of how easily their platform works in conjunction with existing software. When you couple that with the fact that there are options available for on-site […]

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Home Care Executive Forecast: 2019 Trends, Challenges, Opportunities

From an ongoing labor crunch to evolving Medicare Advantage opportunities, U.S. home care providers face numerous challenges but also exciting opportunities heading into 2019. Many private-duty players anticipate tech investments and increasing integration with the overall health care system, as revealed in these forecasts from CEOs and upper level executives. In 2019, older adults and […]

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New HHA's under Provision Period of Enhanced Oversight

According to MLN Matters Number SE19005, release date February 15, 2019 new home health agencies in Medicare programs will be placed under a provisional period of enhanced oversight. What does that mean for you and your business? The new statute focuses on Requests for Anticipated Payments (RAPs) from home healthcare agencies. The Centers for Medicare […]

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Medical Billing Challenges for Private Physician Practices

A private medical practice’s success is reliant on revenue cycle management, accurate and timely claims submissions, and prompt reimbursement from insurance carriers. That said, it’s not unusual for a private practice physician to have to wait weeks or longer to receive payments. Even when reimbursement is received, it’s often much less than they charge for […]

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Is your Home Health Care Agency Ready for 2019 OASIS Changes?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Home health care agencies knowledgeable about the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data sets already know how rigorous they are. It then comes to determining measureable data for home health patient care risk factors and outcomes from start of care to discharge. Upcoming changes to OASIS (from OASIS-C2 to OASIS-D) beginning January 1, 2019 […]

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