Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Will CMS Use CERT Data To Target High-Risk HHAs?

Your CERT results could land you in hot water, if CMS listens to the OIG. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could use Comprehensive Error Rate Testing data to identify high-risk home health agencies for a “multifaceted approach that includes targeted probe-and-educate reviews as well as aspects of its Fraud Prevention System to further reduce improper payments and the [...]
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