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Hospice survey tools (members only)

02.04.2010  |  Comments Off

Hospice Survey - Active Medical Record Review Hospice Survey - Closed Medical Record Review Hospice Survey - Walk Through Hospice Survey Data Sheets - Guidelines for Usage Continue Reading »

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Hospice required billing codes chart (members only)

02.04.2010  |  Comments Off

Hospice Required Billing Codes Chart-SME Approved 6.8.09 Continue Reading »

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Wisconsin’s Medicare PPS payment rates by region (members only)

02.04.2010  |  Comments Off

99952 - 2010 Rural Wisconsin HH PPS rates 48140 - 2010 Wausau, WI, HH PPS rates 43100 - 2010 Sheboygan, WI, HH PPS rates 39540 - 2010 Racine, WI, HH PPS rates 36780 - 2010 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, ... Continue Reading »

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HIPAA breach notifications (members only)

02.03.2010  |  Comments Off

New HIPAA Regulations Regarding Breach Notifications The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) modified HIPAA by requiring covered entities to notify individuals if their unsecured protected health information is breached. On August ... Continue Reading »

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January 2010 AIDE newsletter, test & key (members only)

02.03.2010  |  Comments Off

JANUARY 2010 Final Aide newsletter January 2010 post test January 2010 post test Answer Key Continue Reading »

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WHO Advocacy

01.31.2010  |  Comments Off

Here are links to issues WHO is working on, in addition to the perpetual effort to make Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for home health care services more equitable and effective. Audit of the Family ... Continue Reading »

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WHO calls for permanent reinstatement of rural add-on

01.26.2010  |  Comments Off

Reinstate Rural Add-on for Home Care June 2008 Congress should permanently extend the payment differential for home health services delivered in rural areas. Access to care has become a critical issue in rural Wisconsin. Prior ... Continue Reading »

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WHO calls for expanded prescriptive authority

01.26.2010  |  Comments Off

Prescriptive Authority for Home Health Care June 2008 Congress should enact legislation that would instruct CMS to allow physicians’ assistants, nurse practitioners and other non-physician health professionals to certify and make changes to home health ... Continue Reading »

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WHO calls for audit of Family Care

01.26.2010  |  Comments Off

January 26, 2010 To: Joint Committee on Audit Subject: Legislative Audit of Family Care During the rapid ... Continue Reading »

Living Old

01.11.2010  |  Comments Off

Frontline has given WHO permission to use this segment showing the growing importance of home health care. Continue Reading »