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Hospice resource for CR 5567
CMS is moving forward with a phased increase in data required of hospices, in order to improve hospice benefit payment accuracy and analyze the services provided in this evolving and growing benefit. With a Change Request to the Medicare billing requirements (CR 5567), CMS has begun the second phase of expanding required line level detail on hospice claims. CR 5567 requires additional data to describe services provided for each hospice level of care, mandatory beginning July 1, 2008.
This guide summarizes the new requirements, provides direction regarding interpretation challenges and implementation priorities, and lists additional resources for information. Discussions with CMS on behalf of hospice providers are ongoing, and the regional home health intermediaries (RHHIs) are refining their specifications for CR 5567. This document will be updated as appropriate. Click here to download the guide.
IHO Introduces Affinity Program with Hospice Compliance Network
Recognizing the importance of regulatory compliance in the effective and efficient
management of today’s hospice programs, the IHO Board approved a relationship
with IHO
and Hospice Compliance Network (HCN). The relationship is designed to meet IHO
members’ needs for timely, accurate compliance information by providing
IHO members
with a 40 percent reduced rate for HCN membership (regularly $150 annually).
HCN was founded by Jay Mahoney, former president of the National Hospice and
Palliative
Care Organization and a nationally recognized hospice expert and is managed
by the Summit
Business Group. HCN services include a bi-monthly electronic newsletter focused
exclusively on regulatory compliance for hospices, hospice compliance electronic
alerts for
issues of immediate interest and importance, access to the HCN password protected
Web
site, and the ability to participate in the HCN Listserv that allows for peer
to peer compliance
networking for HCN members as well as archives to previous discussion. Hospices
can also
separately purchase the Hospice Compliance Line that participating hospices
may use as
their compliance hotline.
IHO members currently enrolled in HCN will receive a discount upon renewal
of their HCN
membership. Interested IHO members new to HCN may join through the HCN Web site
by clicking on the State Affinity Programs page where you will find the IHO
application.
The annual membership fee to IHO members for HCN will be $90 annually.
Please contact IHO or HCN (800.689.6747) with any questions.
Click here for the HCN Web site
HCN Membership Benefits
2007 Legislative Information
Federal Government Contacts
State Government Contacts
IHO Legislative Update
- March 21, 2008 Legislative Bulletin
- February 22, 2008 Legislative Bulletin
- January 25, 2008 Legislative Bulletin
- May 26, 2006 Legislative Bulletin
- April 28, 2006 Legislative Bulletin
- March 31, 2006 Legislative Bulletin
- February 17, 2006 Legislative Bulletin
- January 20, 2006 Legislative Bulletin
- Federal Register Web site (Proposed COPs (05/27/05)
- Organizational Structure of Subparts C and D of the Proposed COPs, an overview provided by NHPCO (05/26/05)
- April 22, 2005, Legislative Bulletin
- March 25, 2005, Legislative Bulletin
- February 25, 2005, Legislative Bulletin
- January 28, 2005, Legislative Bulletin
Advocacy and Policy Resources:
- Medicare Reimbursement Rates
- Bureau of EMS on Out-of-Hospital DNR Order and Protocol
- CMS Medlearn Matters: Nurse Practitioners as Attending Physicians in the Medicare Hospice Benefit
- CMS and DHHS Program Memos Index 10/03
- Comparison of the Medicare and Medicaid Benefit Memo 1/03
- Comparison of the Medicare and Medicaid Benefit Chart 1/03
Advocacy Toolkit
- Engaging Volunteers as Advocates
- Legislative Process
- What is Hospice
- Tips for Working with Legislators
- Lobbying Advice from the Inside
- Frequently Asked Hospice Questions
- "Everyone can be an Advocate" Presentation
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