Posted by: rvaks on: February 15, 2012
The 12/31/11 FYE Medicare Cost Reports are going to be due in a few short months. Are you prepared??? Register today to attend one of our comprehensive online seminars and be ready to tackle your Cost Reports with ease. As a reminder, we offer webinars in the following area: Home Health Agencies (HHA Form 1728) [...]
Posted by: rvaks on: February 14, 2012
There were a lot of changes recently put out by CMS for the Skilled Nursing Facilities Medicare Cost Report, the SNF 2540 form. So many, in fact, that the name of the form has changed from 2540-96 to the 2540-10. These changes are all in effect for cost reports beginning 12/1/10. The following is a [...]
Posted by: rvaks on: February 13, 2012
CMS recently announced changes to the Rural Health Clinic / Federally Qualified Health Centers Medicare Cost Reports. These changes are effective for Cost Reports with a FYE of 12/31/11 and later. The following is a highlight of the major changes: Worksheet B, Part I: Lines 7.01 (Medical Nutrition Therapist) and 7.02 (Diabetes Self Management Training) [...]
Posted by: rvaks on: February 11, 2012
Now with the new changes to the SNF Medicare Cost Report, questions have come up as to which is the correct version to file for partial year situations. In accordance with TDL 11452, providers with short period cost reports beginning on or after 12/1/10 and ending prior to 11/30/11 should continue to file on the [...]