Posted on Thu, Feb 09, 2012
Home Care Software Solutions, Inc. (HCSS) announced today the release of EDI Smart Reader™, a simple yet powerful tool that converts HIPAA 5010 277CA and 999 responses into human readable format. This vendor-neutral software aides any medical billing company or provider by providing instant reports on file acceptance and rejection statues, and includes detailed rejection explanations.
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Posted on Thu, Jan 12, 2012
The Coding Academy: Your Top Five Questions Answered
It is clear that home care is well aware - and concerned - about the healthcare industry's steady move to the new ICD-10 system. In fact, The Coding Academy's first venture in educating and supporting the home care industry's movement into ICD-10 - the free January 19, 2012 webinar - has almost reached capacity. To reserve your seat, sign up now.
We also see the impact of ICD-10 on the industry reflected in the number of responses we received from our announcement on The Coding Academy. Hundreds of you have already signed up to be members. Many had questions. Below we've responded to your top five questions on The Coding Academy.
What is The Coding Academy?
The Coding Academy is a national academy dedicated to helping home care and hospice agencies make the transition into ICD-10 and beyond. We developed The Coding Academy with one goal in mind: To help agencies prepare for ICD-10 implementation on October 1, 2013.
What services are provided under The Coding Academy?
Everything you need to be ICD-10 ready! ICD-10 Testing. Certification Programs. Outsourced Real-Time Coding Services. Internal Coding Audits. On-Site and Online Competency Trainings. National ICD-10 Coding Conferences.
What is the cost to become a member of The Coding Academy?
Nothing! Membership is free. Our vision for the Academy is that it will create an opportunity for collaboration, education, and that shared critical thinking that we will all need in the ICD-10 world. Our decision is that we will not charge to belong to the Academy, or the monthly webinars that we sponsor with our Academy Board of Faculty. Later, for agencies who are interested, there will be optional services such as our Coding Testing Service or our Outsource Coding Services where there will be a charge.
What are the benefits to becoming a member?
In addition to the free monthly webinar trainings, you'll receive free access to our exclusive online resources page which includes: Archived video trainings, a Coding Academy discussion board moderated by our coding faculty, links to important resources, the ICD-10 Toolbox, shared monthly surveys conducted to Academy members with results on your colleagues' strategies for ICD-10, and discounts on our paid coding services (e.g., Outsource Coding, Testing).
How can I learn more?
Click here to become a member now or sign up for our
free webinar session on January 19, 2012 at 1:00 PM Eastern. You'll hear from healthcare professionals who have implemented ICD-10 successfully and learn how they did it. You'll get important tips on what you should be doing now to prepare. And, all participants will receive a free ICD-10 Fact Sheet with important ICD-10 updates you need to know now! To learn more about The Coding Academy or to sign up for our free webinar session, visit
The Coding Academy Webpage or e-mail me at
mduerr@fazzi.com.
Posted on Tue, Jan 03, 2012
Home Health Agency Alert
Over the last several weeks, home health agencies have noticed a sharp increase in the number of ADR requests. Please know that this is not related to the HIPAA 5010 transition. It has been brought to our attention by the Focus Review Department at Palmetto GBA that they have issued a 16 state service probe review for up to 35 claims per agency which may cause agencies to receive a delay in payments as well as receive an Additional Documentation Request (ADR).
Home Care Software Solutions was approved by Palmetto GBA for ANSI 5010 production on November 22, 2011 and successfully updated our clients without the need for each agency to contact Palmetto GBA directly for set-up. CareSmart AMS & the 5010 update did not create a delay in payments from Palmetto GBA to home health agencies.
Posted on Wed, Oct 19, 2011
Home Care Software announces that the CareSmart AMS software has received notification of HIPAA 5010 readiness for the following intermediaries and clearinghouses:
- NGS (MEDICARE)
- PALMETTO GBA (MEDICARE)
- MEDICAID (EDS)
- EMDEON
- GATEWAY EDI - INSTITUTIONAL CLAIMS
The federal government mandated that all covered entities (including providers, clearinghouses and health plans) must transition to the latest version of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) electronic transaction standards and code sets.
January 1, 2012: The 5010 version of the electronic transactions standards will replace the current 4010 version.
Key transaction areas affected by the 5010 implementation:
- Eligibility
- Claim Inquiry
- Auth and Referral
- Premium Payment
- Enrollment
- Remittance
- Claim Submission
As you know, these changes
seek to reduce the administrative burden of health care by increasing the consistency, accuracy and efficiency of electronic transaction interchanges.
Home Care Software will continue to post additional intermediaries and clearinghouses as the CareSmart AMS continues the testing process.
CareSmart AMS clients should contact their account manager with any questions.
To learn more about 5010, visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services web site: http://www.cms.gov/Versions5010andD0/
CareSmart U is offering 5010 Implementation Webinars
Sign up for one today!
Posted on Wed, Oct 05, 2011
Join Home Care Software at this year's Fall Leadership Conference hosted by the Association of Home & Hospice Care of NC. Conference dates are October 24-25th, 2011.
Download the conference brochure here.
Established in 1972, AHHC is one of the oldest and largest organizations of its kind in the nation. AHHC represents over 700 agencies serving patients in all 100 counties. In 2008, North Carolina home care and hospice agencies employed 100,000 and provided in home care and/or hospice service to over 425,000 North Carolinians.
Posted on Mon, Aug 08, 2011
Jana Barile, president of Home Care Software Solutions, Inc., was featured in the July issue of Customer Connection, the PPS Plus newsletter. This newsletter also contains OASIS and ICD-9 coding tips. Check it out:
Posted on Wed, Jun 01, 2011
Home Care Software Solutions will be exhibiting at the Home Care Association of Florida 2011 Convention in Orlando, Florida. Join us at booth #81 for HCAF specific promotions.
Posted on Sun, May 01, 2011
Cary, NC, May 1, 2011 — Home Care Software Solutions, Inc. (HCSS) has partnered with Gateway EDI to provide home health care agencies the ability to submit all of their electronic claims with a single source.
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Posted on Thu, Apr 21, 2011
Cary, NC, April 21, 2011 — Home Care Software Solutions, Inc. (HCSS) announces a partnership with MaxMD to provide secure communication tools to home health care agencies. HCSS will integrate .mdEmail®, the secure, HIPAA-compliant email service from MaxMD into its CareSmart™ Agency Management Software.
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