On August 22, 2014 CMS published Transmittal 3032 Change Request 8877 effective October 1, 2014. This change request impacts certain primary diagnoses and reporting filing hospice notice of elections. This email blast will cover the hospice primary diagnosis codes. Adult Failure to Thrive and Debility will no longer be accepted as primary hospice diagnosis codes. CMS has also listed 35 codes that will no longer be accepted as primary diagnosis. Any claims issued with these codes received after September 30, 2014 will be returned to the hospices to recode the primary diagnosis.
We will also be holding a webinar titled
"Final Hospice Payment Rules and Rates for FY 2015"
on Wednesday August 27, 2014
from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
For more information please see below:
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Final Hospice Payment Rules and Rates for FY 2015
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We have a Special Live and On Demand Webinar onWednesday August 27, 2014 from
3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT
2:00 - 3:00 PM CDT
1:00 - 2:00 PM MDT
12:00 - 1:00 PM PDT & MST
11: AM - 12:00 PM AKST
9:00 - 10:00 AM HAST
This 60 Minute Webinar covered the following items.
1. The New Hospice Payment Rates for FY 2015
2. Trends in Medicare Hospice Utilization
3. Hospice Payment Reform Analysis
4. Definitions of "Terminal Illness" and "Related Conditions"
5. New Timeframes for Hospice Cap Determinations & Overpayment Remittances
6. Notice of Election and Notice of Termination/Revocation Time Limits
7. Adding the Attending Physician to the Hospice Election Form
8. Proposed Update to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program
This Webinar can be viewed at a later time because it was recorded. Your registration fee is only $199 for your entire company. The registration fee also will include handouts that you will receive via email when you register.
To attend the exciting new Webinar please download the Registration Form and fax it back to us at (888) 445-3965 We do accept all major credit cards.
You can register by phone by calling (321) 473-8561and asking to speak with Margaret.
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