The Obama administration has proposed a new rule to extend minimum wage and overtime coverage for the nearly 2 million workers who provide home health care services for the elderly, according to a White House announcement. The U.S. Labor Department proposal gives health care aides protection under the Fair Labor Standards... Keep Reading

CMS is transitioning the CMSNet connectivity from AT&T to Verizon. This transition will change how you submit your OASIS data to the state. Previously, AT&T provided the connectivity to CMS for OASIS submissions. With this new change, Verizon will be taking over that function. This change therefore only affects how... Keep Reading

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS released its final 2012 HHPPS regulation October 31, 2011. According to IHHC, “The 2012 National Episode Rate will be a little higher than was proposed because CMS has decided to phase in the proposed 2012 case-mix creep reduction over two years. As... Keep Reading

On October 1, 2013, the ICD-9 code sets used to report medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures will be replaced by ICD-10 code sets. To accommodate the ICD-10 code structure, the transaction standards used for electronic health care claims, Version 4010/4010A, must be upgraded to Version 5010 by January 1, 2012.... Keep Reading

Effective January 1, 2012 the federal government has mandated that all covered entities (including providers, clearinghouses and health plans) must transition to the latest version of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) electronic transaction standards and code sets. The new version of the electronic transaction standards is known... Keep Reading