Presenter: Lynda Laff
Date Recorded: 9/23/2008
Length: 60 minutes

Traditionally, the home health industry has not paid enough attention to the ordering, utilization and billing of supplies since CMS initiated PPS. Starting October 1, you will be required to properly bill non-routine supplies or your claims will be returned unpaid. And proper documentation could mean an extra $551 in supplies payments!

To secure accurate non-routine supply payments, you have to not only complete an accurate clinical assessment but learn how to efficiently track and capture the amount and cost of supplies ordered and enter the correct information on the claim.

With this CD/workbook combination, learn everything you need to know about non-routine supplies, including:

• What to do when your supply claim is returned and what you must report on your claims to ensure they’re paid.
• How to develop an efficient process to change the fifth position of the HIPPS code from a letter to a number when no non-routine supplies are provided.
• Tips on how to determine whether your supplies are routine or non-routine.
  Note: CMS hasn’t released a good definition of non-routine supplies.
• Strategies home care agencies can use to track and capture the information needed to secure accurate supplies payments.
• Non-routine supply “triggers” within the clinical assessment -- and what to do with them.
• How to best manage your supply contracting and reporting.
• Important steps for quality review of documentation. Discover how to provide quality documentation oversight that will be critical to ensure that you receive appropriate additional HHRG dollars and NRS add-on dollars to cover the cost of supplies used for patient care.

Bonus: Lynda walks you through specific case studies while providing best practices to accurately track and document NRS.