Beacon Health PPS Reform Briefing Archive
   
November 5, 2008 Here’s What to Do When the Need for Therapy Increases
October 2, 2008 New Diagnosis Codes Have Minimal Impact on Payment
September 5, 2008 Report Supplies the Right Way or Face Rejection
August 20, 2008 When Therapy Increases, Do Not Change the HIPPS Code!
July 15, 2008 How Will New Pressure Ulcers Codes Affect the Home Health PPS?
June 27, 2008 Your Agency May Pay for Someone Else’s Mistake
June 05, 2008 Decipher the Nonroutine Supplies Warning Codes
May 05, 2008 Simple Facts Clarify Completion of M0826

March 26, 2008 Report Supplies or Receive a Warning

February 13, 2008

What about Ranges and M0826?

January 23, 2008
Don’t Bill for Supplies in the Revised PPS

January 14, 2008

Elimination of SCIC May Have Negative Impact

December 28, 2007


Check out the HAVEN and Consolidated Billing Updates for 2008

December 19, 2007


Not Going to Be Ready by January 1? CMS Announces a Plan

December 12, 2007

Tips for Transition into the ‘New’ PPS

December 7, 2007

The New HIPPS Codes Has More to Say

November 28, 2007

Get Ready to Report Supplies on Claims

November 14, 2007

Manifestations Complicate Completion of M0246

November 07, 2007

Manifestations Require Careful Coding

November 01, 2007

Here’s How to Complete M0246

October 25, 2007

Introducing M0246

October 18, 2007

Submit Your Comments on the Final PPS Rule by October 29

October 11, 2007

More about the Case-Mix Diagnosis List

October 4, 2007

So It Begins – Corrections to the Final Rule

September 26, 2007

Complex Diagnoses Changes Will Require Focus on Fundamentals

September 19, 2007

Insights Clarify Key Factors in Four-Equation Model

September 12, 2007

Take Advantage of an Early Opportunity to Comment on Proposed OASIS Changes

September 6, 2007

Get to Know the HIHH PPS Code

August 29, 2007

The PPS Final Rule Is Out!

August 24, 2007

Case-mix Creep Just Got Creepier

August 23, 2007

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*The articles and documents listed below were published between May 1, 2007 and August 22, 2007 to offer guidance and insight before CMS published the final rule. For articles and documents relevant to the Final PPS Rule, please refer to the top portion of this site.

Background to Final Rule

Proposed Rule Documents
M0230, M0240, and M0246 Come with Challenges and Confusion - August 22, 2007

Use Caution When Reporting V Codes - August 15, 2007

Rank Pertinent Diagnoses Based on Priority, Not Points - August 8, 2007

Will Revised OASIS Data Set Really Decrease the Burden? - August 1, 2007

M0250 and M0550 Play Multiple Roles in Payment - July 25, 2007

New Challenge: Identifying Early and Later Episodes - July 11, 2007

Apply Coverage Criteria to Minimize PEPs - June 27, 2007

PEPs and Patient Transfers: Know What to Do - June 20, 2007

Do It Now! Submit Your Comments on the Revised PPS - June 13, 2007

Payment Changes for Nonroutine Supplies – A Good Start But …
- June 9, 2007

Payment Adjustment Changes Generally, But Not Entirely, Favorable - June 9, 2007

Alert! Submit Your Comments on OASIS Revisions by June 4
- May 30, 2007


Most Dramatic Case-mix Change Involves Diagnoses and Scoring
- May 23, 2007

Four-equation Model Is the Core of Case-mix - May 16, 2007

Case-mix Changes Create Complexity, Present Challenges - May 9, 2007

Press Release - May 1, 2007

 

 


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