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Kinnser Software Ranked as One of the Nation's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2010


The Kinnser Software team sends a special thank you to our customers for utilizing our services and enabling Kinnser to grow into the company it is today. We have a lot to celebrate this year because of you. Yesterday, we announced Kinnser Software has officially made Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in America! Kinnser ranks No. 215 on the prestigious Inc. 500, an exclusive list...

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NGS Teleconference: "Home Health Billing Basics"


The National Government Services Provider Outreach and Education department will conduct a Home Health Billing Basics teleconference on September 23, 2010 at 1:00 pm (EST). During this session, NGS will educate home health providers on some basic background information on the home health benefit and walk through the key billing requirements for the Home Health Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) and the final episode claim... Read More!



Join Kinnser Software at the 2010 Ohio Home Health Conference


Are you attending the next home health conference in Columbus Ohio? Join Kinnser Software at the Greater Columbus Convention Center September 15-16 for the 2010 OCHCH Fall Conference and Trade Show! To maximize your investment, apply our "5 Tips to Get the Most out Of Your Home Health Conference Experience." Use this opportunity to...

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5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Home Health Industry Conferences


Home health conferences are excellent places to gain new information that you can use to improve processes, sharpen clinical skills and grow your business. To maximize the investment you are making by attending each conference (i.e., one or more days of your time, registration fees, plus travel and accommodations expenses), spend 15 minutes to create a plan for the conference before you arrive. Today, we provide a few tips you can use to make the most out of your conference experience...

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CMS Proposal Raises Barrier to Entry for New Agencies


When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new changes in the Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2011, the Agency raised the barrier to entry for home health agencies by extending the capitalization requirements from the time of application submission through three months past the conveyance of Medicare billing privileges by the Medicare contractor...

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Are You Upcoding Your OASIS? Common M1200 Coding Mistake Revealed


M1200 is an OASIS item that is often answered incorrectly, and since this item receives case mix points in equations "1" and "4", you may be upcoding your OASIS without knowing. Today, we will cover the OASIS item guidance for M1200 to help you answer M1200 correctly without upcoding your OASIS...

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5 Things Every Owner and Administrator Must Know About Billing


Every agency owner and administrator must understand the gravity of billing and validate billers as a larger component to their success. If you are not careful, your agency will suffer cash flow problems. Today, we provide five things every owner and administrator must know about billing to run a successful home health agency...

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HHCAHPS Frequently Asked Questions


All Medicare-certified agencies who want to participate in the HHCAHPS implementation, which starts on October 1, 2010, must participate in at least one month of the Dry Run in the third quarter of 2010. With only one full month left in this quarter, your agency should move quickly if you want to participate before the deadline. Today, we will provide answers to frequently asked questions regarding the HHCAHPS requirement…

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Kinnser Software Wins the TAHC&H 2010 Associate Member Award


The Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice (TAHC&H) has officially honored Kinnser Software with the TAHC&H Associate Member of the Year Award! TAHC&H recognizes Kinnser Software's commitment to TAHC&H and the support of the home care and hospice industry. Christopher Hester, Kinnser's Chief Executive Officer, accepted the award in front of crowd of over 400 people during the Opening Ceremonies on August 11 at the TAHC&H Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX…

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Top-5 Kinnser Blog Posts: July 2010


Today, we would like to share Kinnser's top-5 blog posts throughout the month of July. Please use the links below to read last month's most popular articles...

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