Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC24 hours ago4 minMedical Review Responses: What to Do?Nearly all home health and hospice agencies will at one time or another experience some form of Medicare Medical Review (MR) CMS Medical...
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BCJun 284 minWhen EMRs Fail to CommunicateVirtually every home health agency uses an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to generate clinical documentation and meet certification...
John Taylor, COOApr 192 minThe Common Thread of Large Consulting Firms and Outsourced ICD-10 Coding PracticesOver the past number of years, homecare and hospice agencies have been wise in choosing to outsource ICD-10 Coding and Quality Assurance...
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BCApr 113 minCMS: When a Clarification‒Isn’tCMS has just issued MedLearnMatters MLN MM12615 MLN 1135 related to Change Request (CR) Number 12615. Part of this was to address...
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BCFeb 243 minMedical Reviews: Results and RisksRecent postings from Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) Palmetto GBA and CGS Administrators have shown that the top reasons for...
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BCJan 33 minMedical Review 2022: Everything Old is Renewed AgainWith the end of 2021 and start of 2022 it is time to take a quick look at the world of Medical Review and what agencies may be seeing in...
John Taylor, COODec 1, 20211 minHome Health Medical ReviewsTHE BASICS AND HOW TO PREPARE Sponsored/Produced by Axxess and presented Joe Osentoski, BS, RN-BC Gateway Home Health Coding &...
John Taylor, COOSep 29, 20212 minWEBINAR - Increase Revenue, Decrease Hospitalization & Improve OutcomesAn amazing opportunity for passive revenue without increasing staff or providing additional visits! Join us for this interactive Webinar....
John Taylor, COOJul 2, 20211 minHomeCareCon - 32nd Annual Conference & Trade ShowCome see us at booth 108! We would love to see each and everyone of you at the the HomeCareCon 32nd Annual Conference & Trade Show. Stop...
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BCApr 8, 20213 minFace-to-Face: Ten Years LaterWe just passed the tenth anniversary of the implementation of the physician face-to-face encounter—issued as Medicare Benefit Policy...
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BCFeb 11, 20213 minMedical Review 2021: What is—and isn’tThis month there was a joke that the Groundhog, upon poking his head out of his burrow on February 2, determined that there was going to...
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BCNov 5, 20203 minMedical Review Resumption: What is—and isn’tAs the Public Health Emergency (PHE) continues, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made some recent adjustments to...
John Taylor, COOAug 5, 20201 minReview Choice Demonstration ConsultingGateway Home Health Coding and Consulting can provide solutions and education to better manage your Review Choice Demonstration,...
John Taylor, COOJul 10, 20202 minMedical Review Resumption: More Than RCDThis week shows two major actions in relation to medical review of home health records during the Public Health Emergency (PHE). First...
John Taylor, COOMay 6, 20202 minHome Health Certification: A Permanent ChangeWhile there have been many changes to current requirements granted as administrative relief during the current Public Health Emergency...
John Taylor, COOApr 20, 20205 minThe RAC is Wrong!Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC ADR and Appeals Specialist Gateway Home Health Coding & Consulting LLC Per CMS, the Medicare Fee for Service...
John Taylor, COOApr 10, 20203 minReview Choice Demonstration and Public Health Emergency Review Choice Demonstration and Public Health Emergency
John Taylor, COOMar 24, 20202 minDid you know that CMS has a Proposed Change to the Home Health Cost Report?And that it could be effective for cost reports being prepared for CY2019? Chances are that your internal records (the Chart of Accounts,...
John Taylor, COOMar 17, 20204 minSpinning Wheels: Home Health Targeted Probe and Educate Progress UpdatesJoe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC ADR and Appeals Specialist Gateway Home Health Coding & Consulting LLC Palmetto GBA (PGBA), the Jurisdiction M...
John Taylor, COOMar 2, 20202 minTexas RCD: It’s HereJoe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC ADR and Appeals Specialist Gateway Home Health Coding & Consulting LLC Medicare Administrative Contractor...