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The Home Health Guide to Medicare Service Delivery, 2015 Edition

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Updated to reflect the 2015 home health PPS final rule, The Home Health Guide to Medicare Service Delivery, 2015 Edition offers a one-stop solution for home health professionals that are looking for answers to their Medicare compliance questions. This book also enables agencies to ensure services are delivered according to current Medicare regulations and helps staff understand how to produce patient care documentation that supports compliance and proper payment claims. This manual is more valuable than the government's version because it - An overview of the upcoming sanctions that will impact home health agencies in 2015
- Quick access to concise, up-to-date CMS regulations, CoP rules, and Interpretive Guidelines and analyses
- An all-in-one resource combining the CoP s and Interpretive Guidelines, usable for reference during care delivery as well as for orientation and staff training
- An easy-to-read, three-column format displaying G-tags, regulations, and Interpretive Guidelines
- An overview of the home health PPS final rule, featuring complete interpretation and compliance guidelines on all PPS regulations
- An overview of CMS' proposed Conditions of Participation and what they could mean for home health in the future
- A comprehensive index with frequently consulted sections presented in boldface type for easy use
- 'Nuts and bolts' education this book takes the most complicated aspects of Medicare healthcare services and explains them in an easy-to-understand way This annual product includes all up-to-date regulatory changes with a focus on the home health PPS final rule. Table of
- The Basics of Medicare Service Presents the fundamentals of Medicare coverage criteria and the Conditions of Participation . Includes a section dedicated to survey preparation.
- The Prospective Payment System (PPS): Gives an overview of critical concepts, including the Home Health Resource Group (HHRG), consolidated billing requirements, and clinical issues with an impact on billing.
- All About the Discusses the fundamentals of the OASIS and assessments.
- Compliance and Care Highlights issues related to visits, physician orders, and start of care, recertification, and discharge.
- Documentation Looks at documentation fundamentals, the clinical record, diagnoses, and the plan of care. Includes a section related to the 485 and elements of content.
- Overview of CMS Proposed New Conditions of Participation
- Appendixes

350 pages, Spiral-bound

First published April 14, 2015

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Annette Lee

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