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...
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John Taylor, COO
May 6, 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Apr 20, 20205 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Apr 10, 20203 min read
Review Choice Demonstration and Public Health Emergency
Review Choice Demonstration and Public Health Emergency
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John Taylor, COO
Mar 24, 20202 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,...
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John Taylor, COO
Mar 17, 20204 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Mar 2, 20202 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Feb 13, 20203 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Feb 7, 20205 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Feb 5, 20203 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Jan 9, 20201 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Jan 6, 20202 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Oct 2, 20191 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Aug 20, 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Jul 23, 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Jun 18, 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Jan 28, 20192 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...
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John Taylor, COO
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Delayed or Returned Home Health Claims Start the New Year
We have been hearing chatter of Home Health Providers experiencing delayed payments and/or returned claims as 2019 begins. Many are...
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John Taylor, COO
Nov 5, 20182 min read
Update on Litigation to Reduce Backlog of Appeals Before ALJs
As you may recall, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and others sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
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John Taylor, COO
Oct 31, 20181 min read
CMS Extends Discharge Planning for HHA's
Due to public comments received and stakeholder feedback about CMS’ discharge planning proposal from late 2015, CMS has determined “there...
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