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Top-5 Kinnser Blog Posts: August 2010

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:24:00 -0500

Today, we would like to share Kinnser's top-5 blog posts throughout the month of August. Please use the links below to read last month's most popular articles: 5 Things Every Owner and Administrator Must Know About Billing CMS Proposes New Therap...

Kinnser Software Ranked as One of the Nation's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2010

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:07:00 -0500

The Kinnser Software team sends a special thank you to our customers for utilizing our services and enabling Kinnser to grow into the company it is today. We have a lot to celebrate this year because of you. Yesterday, we announced Kinnser Software h...

NGS Teleconference: "Home Health Billing Basics"

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:17:00 -0500

The National Government Services Provider Outreach and Education department will conduct a Home Health Billing Basics teleconference on September 23, 2010 at 1:00 pm (EST). During this session, NGS will educate home health providers on some basic bac...

Join Kinnser Software at the 2010 Ohio Home Health Conference

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:02:00 -0500

Are you attending the next home health conference in Columbus Ohio? Join Kinnser Software at the Greater Columbus Convention Center September 15-16 for the 2010 OCHCH Fall Conference and Trade Show presented by the Ohio Council for Home Care and Hosp...

5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Home Health Industry Conferences

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:51:00 -0500

The 2010 National Association for Home Care & Hospice 29th Annual Meeting is less than two months away, and we hope to see all of you there. Home health conferences are excellent places to gain new information that you can use to improve processes, s...

CMS Proposal Raises Barrier to Entry for New Agencies

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:30:00 -0500

When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new changes in the Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2011, the Agency raised the barrier to entry for home health agencies by extending the capitali...

Are You Upcoding Your OASIS? Common M1200 Coding Mistake Revealed

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:09:00 -0500

M1200 is an OASIS item that is often answered incorrectly, and since this item receives case mix points in equations "1" and "4", you may be upcoding your OASIS without knowing. For years, many clinicians have assumed incorrectly that all elderly pat...

5 Things Every Owner and Administrator Must Know About Billing

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:06:00 -0500

1) Do not undervalue your biller. One of the major mistakes agencies make is underrating the value of a good biller. Every agency owner and administrator must understand the gravity of billing and validate billers as a larger component to their succ...

HHCAHPS Frequently Asked Questions

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:58:00 -0500

All Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHAs) with over 60 eligible patients annually must participate in the Home Health Care CAHPS Survey (HHCAHPS) in order to receive their full annual market basket increase. All agencies who want to particip...

Kinnser Software Wins the TAHC&H 2010 Associate Member Award

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:35:00 -0500

The Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice (TAHC&H) has officially honored Kinnser Software with the TAHC&H Associate Member of the Year Award! TAHC&H recognizes Kinnser Software's commitment to TAHC&H and the support of the home care and hospice ...

Top-5 Kinnser Blog Posts: July 2010

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:20:00 -0500

Today, we would like to share Kinnser's top-5 blog posts throughout the month of July. Please use the links below to read last month's most popular articles: PECOS Update: CMS Fixes Bugs in Enrollment Process, Will Not Reject Claims Yes, Kinnser'...

Is Your Patient Census Correct?

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:17:00 -0500

Each morning, I reconcile our patient roster to maintain an accurate census. Why? Every home health agency should designate a person to monitor its patient census. An inaccurate census will produce incorrect information that affects many areas of you...

CMS Proposes New Therapy Service Regulations

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:30:00 -0500

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the increase in case mix weights from 1.3060 to 1.3085 between 2007 and 2008 can be attributed to the "unexpected" upsurge in the average number of therapy visits per episode. CMS accre...

CMS Proposes an Increase in Case Mix 'Creep' Reductions to 3.79 Percent

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:02:00 -0500

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formally published the Proposed Rule on the 2011 Medicare home health payment rates in the Federal Register July 23. Effective January 1, 2011, the Proposed Rule includes a proposed case mix coding "...

Join Kinnser at the 2010 TAHC&H Educational Conference & Business Meeting!

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:22:00 -0500

Are you attending the TAHC&H 2010 Educational Conference & Business Meeting next week? Stop by Kinnser's sponsor booth Gold #1 next Wednesday, August 11 through Thursday, August 12, at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Dallas, TX to receive a warm welcome...