Congress is considering changes that could halt the electronic visit verification (EVV) process, and home health billing companies are paying attention – providers should be too.
A 2022 Healthcare Denial Management Update
Healthcare denial management is always challenging, to the point that many providers work with a range of medical billing and coding services to make sure they’re keeping their denials low and optimizing cash flows. But since the COVID-19 pandemic, many elements of the denial management process have shifted.
How To Run a Remote Hospital Revenue Cycle Management Team
While many organizations were figuring out how to go remote during the pandemic, healthcare revenue cycle management teams were pioneering virtual work. Since hospitals had to stay open, revenue cycle teams were some of the first workers to figure out how to make remote work. But even before that, coders were already working remotely. Today, many hospital leaders have leaned into the efficiency and benefits of remote work – but there are still challenges. This article will walk you through some of those challenges, as well as tips on how to step into the future of remote work for your hospital revenue cycle management team.
Corrections To Home Health Billing For Denial Notices And Calculation Of 60-Day Gaps In Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Change Request (CR) 12657, removing the requirement to submit a Notice of Admission (NOA) before billing for home health denials. CMS will process home health claims without an election period on file if the following are present:
HHS Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), just ahead of its April 16 expiration date, providing an extension of pandemic policies and flexibilities to providers and states. The administration has extended the PHE for 90 days, carrying it to mid-July.
