Brightree: Home Health Solution is Compliant with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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Brightree said that its Brightree Home Health solution is compliant with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) change request 8441 (CR-8441).

In its release, Brightree said that its solution also includes updates to support the inclusion of Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) codes on Medicare Advantage home health claims.

"Regulatory compliance regarding claims is extremely vital to home health agencies in order to prevent potential penalties and ensure timely claims processing and payment," said Steve Rogers, Vice President of Product Management at Brightree. "To support these new industry regulations, we have optimized our home health solution, enabling customers to take advantage of automated processes and streamlined workflows to ensure claim accuracy and completeness and avoid rejections."

The Brightree Home Health solution has been enhanced to support the CR-8441 regulation by including the ability to capture the certifying physician when the certifying physician is different than the attending physician who signs the patient's plan of care.

Additionally, the solution has been enhanced to support the Medicare Advantage HIPPS Codes regulation by calculating the HIPPS code from the home health Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) and automatically including the calculated code on Medicare Advantage home health paper and/or electronic claims.

Brightree will be demonstrating its Home Health Solution at the upcoming National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) Financial Management Conference and Exposition on July 13 - 15 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile Hotel in Chicago, Ill.