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January 7, 2020 | Posted by Joshua Wagner
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
We are doing our best work in making sure that the Weekly Bulletin can easily be visually scanned, so that you can get the information and save time! So the emails will contain the headlines from the entire bulletin. However, since this is a benefit exclusive to our members, all of the links and full stories will still be archived for your convenience on the member portal! If you forgot your password, just click here and recover it easily!
This email contains:
- Snapshot Updates
- Our Take
- Help Desk Question of the Week
- PDGM and RCD Updates
- Regulatory Updates
- News and more!
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Bulletin- January 7th, 2020
Snapshot:
- HOME HEALTH and HOSPICE: Next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum, CMS
- HOME HEALTH and HOSPICE: CMS to Host Important Overviews on Direct Contracting Models, NAHC Report, January 6, 2020
- HOSPICE: VBID Model Request For Applications Released On December 19, 2019, NHPCO
- HOSPICE: VBID Model Request For Applications Released On December 19, 2019, NHPCO
- HOME HEALTH: CMS Provides Compliance Tip Sheet for Home Health Agencies and Physicians, NAHC Report
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RCD Updates
OCHCH Members: Thank you very much for participating in OCHCH’s December 20th RCD WEEKLY CALL!
OCHCH recently launched an awareness campaign to provide your agency with the assistance, information, resources, and training you need to tackle the challenges of RCD and PDGM. This campaign is called OPERATION: tackle.
As part of OPERATION: tackle we are hosting weekly conference calls on RCD that started on October 25th and will continue for the foreseeable future. These conference calls will provide an opportunity for us to share the latest developments of RCD, for you to share your challenges, and for our members to share best practices in a real time environment.
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Help Desk Question of the Week
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Helpdesk Question of the Week –
HOME HEATLH: Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI)
Question: Now all claims sent after January 1, 2020 must have the MBI on them no matter when the services were rendered. Does the SOC OASIS have to be pulled back, corrected with new MBI and re-transmitted before the claims will be paid?
Answer: The short answer is NO. Melinda Gaboury from Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc. stated in a listserv response, “We validated with CMS that if the Start date of the episode was before 1/1/2020 the RAP and FINAL could be processed with the HICN….if the episode begins 1/1/2020 or later it will have to be the MBI.”
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Our Take
OUR TAKE – Beth Foster, RN, BA, CPHQ, CEHCH
“Wondering if anyone has transmitted OASIS through iQIES and how it went!”
This question was posted to the OCHCH listserv and responses varied from no problems to several big issues. A member agency has been in a pending role since mid-December, and another is unable to save the assessments.
WHO DO YOU CALL?
I called Keith Weaver the Ohio Dept. of Health Automation specialist.
You can call Keith at 1-614-995-7898 or e-mail him keith.weaver@odh.ohio.gov. Keith will assist you by trouble shooting. If he is unable to assist you he will find someone that can!
Keep me informed of any issues with iQIES. The OCHCH Regulatory Department (Kathy Royer and I) are ready to assist you!
Beth Foster, RN, BA, CPHQ, CEHCH
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PDGM Updates
OPERATION: tackle PDGM – THE OCHCH CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT YOUR AGENCY’S PDGM NEEDS IS READY FOR THE NEW YEAR
The First 2020 Weekly PDGM Conference Call is today, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 3pm.
DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!! Please mark your calendars for EVERY TUESDAY @ 3pm. The calls will last no more than an hour.
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Regulatory Updates
- HOSPICE: Important Updates on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP), CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program, December 19, 2019
- HOSPICE: Frequently Asked Questions on the Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) and “HOPE Fundamentals” Available, CMS
- HOSPICE: Recruitment Announcement – Alpha Test for the Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Assessment Instrument, CMS
- HOSPICE: Don’t Forget–Hospice Provider Preview Reports Now Available, CMS, December 16, 2019
- HOME HEALTH: NOW AVAILABLE IN CASPER – Preview Reports and Star Rating Preview Reports for the April 2020 Refresh, CMS, December 27, 2019
- HOSPICE and HOME HEALTH: January 2020, Quarterly Release Temporary Hold, Palmetto GBA
- HOME HEALTH and HOSPICE: Improper Payment Rates for Home Health and Hospice Providers Decreased in 2019, NAHC Report, January 2, 2020
- HOSPICE and HOME HEALTH: Medical Coverage Database (MCD) Article Updates: Home Health and Hospice , Palmetto GBA
- HOSPICE and HOME HEALTH: Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Lookup Tool, Palmetto GBA
- HOSPICE and HOME HEALTH: Hospice and Home Health Claims Processing Issues Log, Palmetto GBA
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News
HOSPICE and HOME HEALTH: Paramount to Drop Medicaid in Central, Southeast Regions of Ohio – THE BLADE, January 7, 2020
HOSPICE and PALLIATIVE CARE: Improving Health Literacy Could Boost Access to Hospice, Palliative Care, Hospice News, January 6, 2020
PALLIATIVE CARE: Palliative Care Growth a 2020 Priority, Hospice News, January 6, 2020
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