Monthly Archives: March 2013
What We’re Reading – Physician Meetups Connect with Community, Attract New Patients
Do you want to save time, interact with the community and simultaneously bring new patients to your practice? This article provides creative create “meetups” either in-person or online and how you can implement this in your office today. Meetups are … Read Full Post
Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency – Part 3
In this third installment of our series about the Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency, we will review the requirements for the supervising nurse. Home health agencies that do not provide nursing services, such as those agencies that … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – CMS overpaid Medicare Advantage (MA) by as much as $5.1 billion, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
A report issued by GAO the week of March 7, indicates that CMS overpaid the MA program run by private companies by between $3.2 and $5.1 billion for the years 2010-2012. The overpayments were the results of CMS inadequately adjusting … Read Full Post
Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency – Part 2
Welcome back to our series about the Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency. In the last installment, we discussed the requirements of the Administrator and Alternate Administrator. This week, we will review the qualifications and responsibilities of the … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Getting prepared for ordering and referring denial edits
Are you aware that, effective May 1, 2013, CMS will deny claims if the ordering and/or referring providers are not enrolled in the Medicare system? This will affect all Medicare Part B covered services, durable medical equipment, orthotics, and supplies … Read Full Post
Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency – Part 1
Every home health agency licensed by the State of Florida must have a person designated as the Administrator, and a person designated as the Alternate Administrator, who serves in the temporary absence of the Administrator. To qualify to serve as … Read Full Post
Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency
This article series will explore each of the positions required by the State of Florida for the operation of a skilled home health agency. We will outline the requirements of the Administrator and Alternate Administrator, Director of Nursing (skilled agency), … Read Full Post