Home Health & Hospice Week
MAC Calls Off UPIC Scare
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Fraud & Abuse:
OIG Targets LUPA Gaming In Newest Work Plan Item
Feds will examine cases where one visit translates to additional thousands of dollars. Just where [...] - Compliance:
Take These 4 Steps To Head Off LUPA Troubles
Your PEPPER report could come in handy. With attention on low-visit episodes heating up, now’s [...] - Review Choice Demonstration:
Will Your State Be Next On Pre-Claim Review List?
Medicare to spend nearly $400 million on RCD project, it says. While recently released documents [...] - Medical Review:
Illinois HHAs Hope For Generous Exemptions To RCD
Even agencies that qualify for exemption will be subject to 5% ‘spot check.’ One of [...] - Enforcement:
OIG Racks Up Big Numbers In Latest Period
Nearly $1.5 billion in recoveries keeps the OIG on task. If you’re waiting for federal [...] - Hospice:
Hospice Fraud Settlement Leads To Execs' Salaries Splashed Across The Newspaper
Hospice nursing supervisor admits to hastening patients’ death with overmedication. Two hospice fraud and abuse [...] - Industry Note:
MAC Calls Off UPIC Scare
Stay alert to claims hitting S B6001, though. HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA is [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Targets Inappropriate Managed Care Denials
In addition to looking at home health episodes that barely exceed the LUPA threshold, the [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Access A Problem For Kidney Dialysis Patients
Medicare patients on chronic kidney dialysis have “woefully poor access to hospice care,” says a [...] - Industry Note:
Senior Fraud Patrol Recovers Millions For Medicare
The Senior Medicare Patrol program continues to go strong, with the HHS Office of Inspector [...] - Industry Note:
Medicare To Ease Hospice Billing Next Month
Get ready for changes to your hospice billing July 2. Change #1: “A new hospice [...] - Reader Question:
VA Patient Successfully Sues For Home Care Continuation
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to continue to provide home care for [...] - Industry Note:
Ohio Nonprofit Affiliate Group Grows
Ohio nonprofit Loving Care Hospice, based in London and Marysville, plans to join Ohio’s Hospice, [...]
