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		<title>CMS proposes one-year delay of ICD-10-CM/PCS</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2012/04/cms-proposes-one-year-delay-of-icd-10-cmpcs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Ramsdell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: This article was written by Andrea Kraynak, CPC. Visit www.hcpro.com for the latest information on the delay of the ICD-10 compliance deadline. HHS released a proposed rule today announcing a one-year delay of the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS. If finalized, ICD-10 would become effective October 1, 2014. “Many provider groups have expressed serious concerns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Hospitals Take Over the Homecare Market?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2012/03/will-hospitals-take-over-the-homecare-market/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2012/03/will-hospitals-take-over-the-homecare-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Ramsdell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[guest perspective]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: This article was written by guest blogger Anthony Cirillo, FACHE, ABC, a healthcare marketing and experience management expert and expert guide in assisted living for about.com. For more information about the author, please click here. Hospitals are facing interesting times. The imminent possibility of the health care model moving from sickness to wellness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If our agency is planning on giving a patient their influenza vaccine, do we answer response 3 for data element M2030 since we are planning on giving the injection when the vaccine arrives?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2012/03/if-our-agency-is-planning-on-giving-a-patient-their-influenza-vaccine-do-we-answer-response-3-for-data-element-m2030-since-we-are-planning-on-giving-the-injection-when-the-vaccine-arrives/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2012/03/if-our-agency-is-planning-on-giving-a-patient-their-influenza-vaccine-do-we-answer-response-3-for-data-element-m2030-since-we-are-planning-on-giving-the-injection-when-the-vaccine-arrives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lu Post</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Data Elements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: If our agency is planning on giving a patient their influenza vaccine, do we answer response 3 for data element M2030 since we are planning on giving the injection when the vaccine arrives? A: For M2030, Management of Injectable Medications, physician ordered, one-time medications, even if not administered during the assessment visit, should be considered. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>November ODF Features OASIS-C Guidance</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/11/november-odf-features-oasis-c-guidance/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/11/november-odf-features-oasis-c-guidance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Ramsdell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CMS Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[face-to-face physician encounter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[final rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OASIS-C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPS]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/?p=2960</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held an open door forum (ODF) for home health care, hospice, and durable medical equipment (DME) on Wednesday, Nov. 2. When discussing the face-to-face physician encounter requirement, CMS stated that it is a statutory requirement. Because it is law, only Congress can change the law and CMS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Releases Home Health Final Rule</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/cms-releases-home-health-final-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/cms-releases-home-health-final-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Ramsdell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its annual Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Final Rule last week on October 31, which will update the HH PPS rates for 2012. According to CMS, payments to home health agencies are estimated to decrease by approximately 2.31 percent. This decrease in payment that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q: We have a bedfast, male patient who can place and remove the urinal, but cannot place/remove the bedpan. In this situation, how would we answer OASIS-C data element M1840 (Toilet Transferring)?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/q-we-have-a-bedfast-male-patient-who-can-place-and-remove-the-urinal-but-cannot-placeremove-the-bedpan-in-this-situation-how-would-we-answer-oasis-c-data-element-m1840-toilet-transferring/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/q-we-have-a-bedfast-male-patient-who-can-place-and-remove-the-urinal-but-cannot-placeremove-the-bedpan-in-this-situation-how-would-we-answer-oasis-c-data-element-m1840-toilet-transferring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Long</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Data Elements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homecare Insider]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/?p=2929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We have a bedfast, male patient who can place and remove the urinal, but cannot place/remove the bedpan. In this situation, how would we answer OASIS-C data element M1840 (Toilet Transferring)? A: OASIS-C data element M1840 is intended to identify the patient’s ability to get to and from and transfer on and off the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Finance Committee Report Will Increase Therapy Scrutiny</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/senate-finance-committee-report-will-increase-therapy-scrutiny/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/senate-finance-committee-report-will-increase-therapy-scrutiny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CMS Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud and abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapy need]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapy visits]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/?p=2942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On October 3, the Senate Finance Committee released a report regarding the investigation of four major homecare company’s therapy practices. In response to a media report that home health companies took advantage of the Medicare therapy payment system by providing medically-unnecessary patient care, an investigation into home health therapy practices at Amedisys, LHC Group, Gentiva, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q: What is the action taken when Medicare discovers an overpayment to a provider?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/q-what-is-the-action-taken-when-medicare-discovers-an-overpayment-to-a-provider/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/q-what-is-the-action-taken-when-medicare-discovers-an-overpayment-to-a-provider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/?p=2937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: What is the action taken when Medicare discovers an overpayment to a provider? A: When Medicare discovers an overpayment of $10 or more, they will send a demand letter requesting payment. This letter will explain the process, including interest accrual (if payment not received within 31 days of the letter date). If they receive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your Recovery Audit Contractor Contact Information</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/know-your-recovery-audit-contractor-contact-information/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/know-your-recovery-audit-contractor-contact-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homecare Insider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RAC]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/?p=2920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Homecare providers are under increased scrutiny. One of the sources of that scrutiny: Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). Providers should monitor their RAC’s website for approved issues and up-to-date information. Knowing your RAC and how to contact them is extremely important. RACs, along with their region and contact information, include: Region A: Diversified Collection Services Website: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Door Forum Makes OASIS-C Announcements</title>
		<link>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/open-door-forum-makes-oasis-c-annoucements/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.beaconhealth.org/oasis-c/2011/10/open-door-forum-makes-oasis-c-annoucements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Ramsdell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CMS Updates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DME]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held an open door forum (ODF) for homecare, hospice, and durable medical equipment (DME) on Wednesday, September 28. The following are some OASIS-C highlights that may be of interest to homecare providers. HAVEN/OASIS grouper update The updated versions of HAVEN and the OASIS grouper are now available [...]]]></description>
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