In the proposed rules CMS required hospices to submit the patient Notice of Election (NOE) of hospice benefits within three days or face penalties. This has been changed to five days, but it means if a hospice does not submit the (NOE) within five days they will be penalized. A good example if a patient elects hospice benefits and is admitted to the hospice on November 1, 2014 and the hospice files the (NOE) on November 8, 2014, Medicare will only pay for hospice services starting on November 8th. Any services provided by the hospice between November 1st and November 7th will be non-covered and those days cannot be billed to Medicare. This is a big change that would cause the average hospice to lose $1,115.38 in Medicare reimbursement for the above patient.
This is just one of the many changes in the Final Hospice Payment Rules and Rates for FY 2015.
The above link will change when it is published in the Federal Register. We will provide an email update with the final link when it is published in the Federal Register.
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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