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Medical Review 2021: What is—and isn’t
This 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-BC
Feb 11, 20213 min read


Medical Review Resumption: What is—and isn’t
As the Public Health Emergency (PHE) continues, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made some recent adjustments to...

Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC
Nov 5, 20203 min read


Review Choice Demonstration Consulting
Gateway Home Health Coding and Consulting can provide solutions and education to better manage your Review Choice Demonstration,...
John Taylor, COO
Aug 5, 20201 min read


Medical Review Resumption: More Than RCD
This week shows two major actions in relation to medical review of home health records during the Public Health Emergency (PHE). First...
John Taylor, COO
Jul 10, 20202 min read


Home Health Certification: A Permanent Change
While there have been many changes to current requirements granted as administrative relief during the current Public Health Emergency...
John Taylor, COO
May 6, 20202 min read


The 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, COO
Apr 20, 20205 min read


Review Choice Demonstration and Public Health Emergency
Review Choice Demonstration and Public Health Emergency
John Taylor, COO
Apr 10, 20203 min read


Did 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, COO
Mar 24, 20202 min read


Spinning Wheels: Home Health Targeted Probe and Educate Progress Updates
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC ADR and Appeals Specialist Gateway Home Health Coding & Consulting LLC Palmetto GBA (PGBA), the Jurisdiction M...
John Taylor, COO
Mar 17, 20204 min read


Texas RCD: It’s Here
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC ADR and Appeals Specialist Gateway Home Health Coding & Consulting LLC Medicare Administrative Contractor...
John Taylor, COO
Mar 2, 20202 min read


PDGM: The Hidden Risks of Behavioral Change
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC ADR and Appeals Specialist Gateway Home Health Coding & Consulting LLC The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
John Taylor, COO
Feb 13, 20203 min read


Rethinking PDGM Changes: Gold Mine or Land Mine?
Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC ADR and Appeals Specialist Gateway Home Health Coding & Consulting LLC A recent Home Health Care News article...
John Taylor, COO
Feb 7, 20205 min read


Texas RCD: Remember to Choose!
From the desk of Joe Osentoski, BAS, RN-BC ADR and Appeals Specialist Gateway Home Health Coding & Consulting LLC Medicare Administrative...
John Taylor, COO
Feb 5, 20203 min read


Welcoming an MVP
You may be seeing a new name & face around Gateway. It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you our newest ADR and Appeals...
John Taylor, COO
Jan 9, 20201 min read


PDGM EXPOSED webinars
PDGM EXPOSED - A LIVE open forum Every Tuesday from 1:30pm to 2:30pm Eastern Time REGISTER HERE Starting January 14th, 2020 Gateway will...
John Taylor, COO
Jan 6, 20202 min read


Home Health Quality Reporting: Non-Compliance Letters
October 1, 2019 CMS is providing notifications to Home Health Agencies that were determined to be out of compliance with Home Health...
John Taylor, COO
Oct 2, 20191 min read


OASIS-D1 THE CHANGE
This two part WEBINAR series will dive into the transition from OASIS-D to OASIS-D1 Join us for part one to learn more about which items...
John Taylor, COO
Aug 20, 20191 min read


Diagnosis Coding Confirmed in RCD
Gateway clients confirm that Diagnosis Coding can be a primary factor in CMS’s Review Choice Demonstration, specifically the Pre-Claim...
John Taylor, COO
Jul 23, 20191 min read


HOME HEALTH AGENCIES FACE DOCUMENTATION HURDLES
Owner Rob Drew featured in For the Record Magazine https://www.fortherecordmag.com/ May, 2019 For decades, incomplete and error-ridden...
John Taylor, COO
Jun 18, 20191 min read


CMS "Clarification" for Physician Orders
In a January 23, 2018 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) release from CMS, we discovered some interesting and concerning information. Most...
John Taylor, COO
Jan 28, 20192 min read
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