Remove Acute Care Remove Billing Remove Discharges
article thumbnail

Hospice Billing Compliance: The Latest PEPPER Updates

Relias

The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report, or PEPPER, contains valuable information to help your hospice organization identify billing issues and prevent improper payment audits. The provider-specific PEPPER analyzes Medicare data and statistics from discharges and services compared with every hospice nationwide.

Hospice 98
article thumbnail

Understanding the PEPPER Can Reduce Home Health and Skilled Nursing Audit Risks

Relias

The PEPPER gives your organization a snapshot of your case mix, coding, and billing practices and compares you to other providers in the nation, Medicare Administrative Contractor jurisdiction, and state. Long‐term acute care hospitals. Short-term acute care hospitals. Why should you read the PEPPER?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Unlocking the Major Types of EMR Software that You Can Use

Arkenea

Cloud-based EMR fits the bill aptly. They don’t need complex installation processes and neither a heavy pocket to pay the bill. Based on Design Settings Types of EMRs based on design settings are of two distinct types – ambulatory and acute care EMRs. Currently, the cloud-computing market is expected to reach $947.3

article thumbnail

Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

Comprehensive education for home health staff is vital to boost performance under HHVBP, observed Relias Director of Post-Acute Care Solutions Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN. Hospices should also be concerned about care coordination. As part of discharge planning. Increased scrutiny in hospices.

Hospice 52
article thumbnail

Exploring What Role Patient Advocacy Plays in Bundled Payment Outcomes

Guideway Care

Advocates play a pivotal role in bolstering the efficiency of bundled payment programs by offering patients all-encompassing assistance throughout their medical journey, thereby fostering increased satisfaction with care received, greater adherence to prescribed treatment protocols, and an overall enhancement in the standard of care delivered.

article thumbnail

New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023

The HIPAA Journal

On January 5, 2021, the HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill (HR 7898) was signed into law by President Trump and amended the HITECH Act. The purpose of the HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill was to encourage healthcare organizations to adopt recognized cybersecurity practices to improve their defenses against cyberattacks.

HIPAA 126