Medicare and Medicaid providers in the 24 states involved in the court challenges at the center of the Supreme Court decision on January 13 now have fresh deadlines to implement their COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
System errors with the new Notice of Admission (NOA) got all the attention in January, but Palmetto GBA is alerting providers to several user errors it’s seeing on submitted NOAs and related claims, particularly around late NOAs and exception requests. “Home health agencies are to ensure they accurately submit late RAP or NOA exceptions,” the …
After a relatively quiet year in 2020, the number of flu cases in the U.S. is on the rise and closer to pre-COVID-19 numbers. And this year the flu season is complicated by the growth in Omicron cases placing more emphasis on the importance of solid infection control procedures. The CDC estimates there have been …
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SNF residents who receive high intensity therapy have the lowest 30-day hospital readmission rates, according to a study conducted by the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the American Physical Therapy Association. High intensity therapy is defined as 90 to 219 hours during the time of care. While the study shows that high intensity therapy leads …
Q: Acute respiratory failure is consistently one of our top denied diagnoses. We’ve tried to address common documentation errors through education but are still seeing issues. How can our CDI staff and coders create more effective queries for this condition? A: The main reason I see for acute respiratory failure denials is a lack of …
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