CMS originally told Medicare providers the emergency payments they would be getting due to the coronavirus had “no strings attached.”...
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New unemployment measures may have a negative impact on home-based care providers offering lush new unemployment benefits that exceed...
COVID-19 Careficient Update for Home Health: If patient/family/facility refuses visits due to COVID-19, you can put the patient On...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently authorizing delay for the following fiscal year end dates....
Starting January 1, 2020, you must use Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) when billing Medicare regardless of the date of...
Final OASIS D-1 data submission specifications are available in the Downloads section of the OASIS Data Specifications webpage at...
We are proud to announce that Robert (Bob) Wallace joined Careficient as a full time Software Engineer on September...
We are proud to announce that Anne Doyle joined Careficient on August 6, 2018. She will be providing support...
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We are happy to announce that Anne Doyle has joined our Careficient team as a A/R Reconciliation Specialist. Anne...
April 2, 2018 was an exciting day for Careficient! I am pleased to announce that Deborah Bailey has joined...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with RTI International to develop claims based quality measures...
To help you prepare for the transition to the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) on Medicare cards beginning April 1,...
To Our Valued Careficient Clients: IMPACT Act The IMPACT Act will focus on discharge and performance improvement with CMS...
Nominations are due February 22, 2018 for a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to develop potentially preventable hospitalization/readmission measures for...
Version 2.00 of the HQRP QM User’s Manual is now available on the Current Measures webpage. The measure specifications...
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 2- 3:30 p.m. EST Register for the 3-6-18 Webinar The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
On December 14, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar for Medicare-certified home health...
by: Kirsten Dize Effective Dec 19, 2017 Published Dec 19, 2017 Last Reviewed Dec 19, 2017 Ending the year...
Hospice providers are reminded to review their provider preview reports and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems CAHPS® Survey ® provider...
Hospice provider preview reports and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems CAHPS® Survey ® provider preview reports are now...
Updated Guidance on How to Update Demographic Data within ASPEN The demographic data displayed on Hospice Compare is generated...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Home Health Quality Reporting Program Final Rule: CY 2018...
Quick Reference Guides for Home Health Quality Reporting Program (QRP), Hospice QRP, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) QRP, and Long-Term...
The freeze date for the Hospice Item Set (HIS) data that will be included in quality measure calculations for...
The freeze date for the Hospice Item Set (HIS) data that will be included in quality measure calculations for...
On November 1, CMS issued a final rule that updates the CY 2018 Medicare payment rates and the wage...
Quick Reference Guides for Home Health Quality Reporting Program (QRP), Hospice QRP, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) QRP, and Long-Term...
A new Hospice Compare fact sheet is now available in the downloads section of the Hospice Quality Public Reporting webpage. This fact...
To aid providers in compliance with Hospice Item Set (HIS) and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems® (CAHPS®)...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), recently mailed letters to all...
CMS Proposes 2018 & 2019 Payment Changes for Medicare Home Health Agencies To Our Valued Careficient Clients: The Centers...
CMS provided notifications to facilities that were determined to be non-compliant with Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) requirements for...
CMS provided notifications to facilities that were determined to be non-compliant with Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) requirements for...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final Rule for the Home Health Conditions of Participation...
Good news for Home health agencies across the nation, especially those in Florida and Illinois. Pre-Claim Review demonstration will...
Conditions of Participation Effective Date Postponed to 2018. For more information,read the official proposal in the Federal Register
The FISS system is a single standard Medicare Part A claims processing system used to process Medicare claims related...