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## Peggy Mathews

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## [Exercising 2.5 Hours a Week May Slow Parkinson's Progression](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/exercising-2.5-hours-a-week-could-slow-progression-of-parkinsons-disease)

## Regular exercise can slow the progression of the disease.

FROM [HEALTHDAY](https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_164249.html):  Parkinson's disease can cause tremors, stiffness and trouble with walking. But a new study suggests that regular exercise can slow the progression of the disease, [MyHomecareBiz.com](http://www.myhomecarebiz.com) has learned.Even those with...

 Posted by [Peggy Mathews](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/peggy-mathews) on Apr 3, 2019

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## [5 Billing Basics for Perfect Medicare Home Health Final Claims](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/home-health-billing-get-paid-faster-with-perfect-medicare-finals-1)

The path to fast payment of a home health final [claim](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/how-to-ease-your-frustration-with-delayed-claims) is a no-brainer – make sure the Final is error-free. Medicare rejects a claim on an error-by-error basis. You can fix one mistake and the inspector then re-examines the claim for other inconsistencies. This can be exceedingly...

 Posted by [Peggy Mathews](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/peggy-mathews) on Feb 28, 2019

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## [Proper Home Health Coding for Medicare OASIS](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/home-health-coding-for-medicare-oasis)

## Proper home health coding for Medicare OASIS

The process of selecting correct diagnosis codes for a OASIS Start of Care, Re-Certification or Resumption of Care is very straightforward and uncomplicated.

 Posted by [Peggy Mathews](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/peggy-mathews) on Feb 15, 2017

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## [Denial of Home Health Payments When OASIS Not Received](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/denial-of-home-health-payments-when-oasis-is-not-received)

Medicare Change Request (CR) 9585 directs Intermediaries to automate the denial of Home Health Care Billing Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) claims when the condition of payment for submitting patient assessment data has not been met. Make sure that your HH billing software staff...

 Posted by [Peggy Mathews](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/peggy-mathews) on Jan 2, 2017

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## [Home Health Billing: 2017 CMS Changes to Quality Reporting](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/home-health-billing-2017-cms-changes-to-quality-reporting)

Section 2(a) of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (the IMPACT Act) requires the public reporting of data on HHAs, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) quality measures and...

 Posted by [Peggy Mathews](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/peggy-mathews) on Nov 28, 2016

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## [Home Health Care Billing: 2017 Changes Rebase the 60-day Episode](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/home-health-care-billing-2017-changes-rebase-the-60-day-episode)

The Affordable Care Act directs CMS to apply an adjustment to the national, standardized 60-day episode rate and other applicable amounts to reflect factors such as changes in the number of visits in a home care billing episode,

 Posted by [Peggy Mathews](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/peggy-mathews) on Nov 23, 2016

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## [Home Health Billing: 2017 Payment Changes Announced by CMS](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/home-health-billing-2017-payment-changes-announced-by-cms)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced final changes to the Medicare home health billing prospective payment system (HH PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2017 that would foster greater efficiency, flexibility, payment accuracy, and improved quality. Approximately...

 Posted by [Peggy Mathews](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/peggy-mathews) on Nov 21, 2016

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## [Home Health Billing: Pre-Claim Review Updates](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/home-health-billing-pre-claim-review-updates)

The home health billing [Pre Claim Request (PCR) CoversheetPDF](http://www.cgsmedicare.com/hhh/forms/pdf/pcr_coversheet.pdf) was updated to include all the options available for submitting PCR requests. Please note that if you submit your request via myCGS, and want the PCR decision notification letter faxed to you, please include your fax number...

 Posted by [Peggy Mathews](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/peggy-mathews) on Nov 16, 2016

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