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Axxess served as a lead sponsor for the HCSSA Administrator’s Program, a learning event held by the Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice http://www.tahch.org which was held from November 7 to 9, 2011 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. Presentations at the event touched many areas... 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
Axxess hosted a very successful training OASIS training seminar for home health agencies in Ontario, California on Thursday October 27, 2011. There was a large turnout of attendees with participants from Nevada, Arizona, Illinois, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Ohio, and several other states nationwide. The theme of the training was,... Keep Reading
Axxess' web based home health software now includes an OASIS analysis feature (OASIS Scrubber) at no additional cost to customers. This newly released feature will allow Home Health agencies to perform a comprehensive OASIS analysis and pick up errors and clinical and logical inconsistencies in their OASIS assessments. OASIS data... 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
Home Health clinicians nationwide continue to enjoy the benefits of having real time access to their information from anywhere at any time on any device of their choice. Axxess' web based home health care software solution and its point of care features can be conveniently accessed using an iPAD, Android,... Keep Reading
Axxess hosted a very successful training OASIS training seminar for home health agencies in Dallas, TX on Thursday September 22, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Market Center in Dallas, TX. We had participants from Nevada, Ohio, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and from several other states across the country. The theme of... Keep Reading
On Thursday September 15, 2011 in Houston Texas, home health care nurses from across the country were in attendance for Axxess’ OASIS training seminar. The theme of the training was, “Improve Patient Outcomes, Maximize Reimbursement”. Proper collection and documentation of OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) data remains a challenge for... Keep Reading
NEWARK N.J.—Home health-care provider Maxim Healthcare Services Co. has agreed to pay $150 million as part of a settlement with federal and state authorities to resolve criminal and civil allegations that it falsely billed government health-care benefits programs. The privately held, Columbia, Md., health-care provider reached the deal to resolve... Keep Reading
Mornings have gotten busier for Violet Harwick of Little Falls, N.Y., since she was hospitalized for complications associated with congestive heart failure in July. Before breakfast, the 68-year-old, who also has diabetes, pricks her finger to test her blood sugar, wraps a cuff around her arm to check blood pressure, puts... Keep Reading
WASHINGTON – A Miami-area medical doctor who owned two medical offices pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Jose Nunez, 63, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joan... Keep Reading