Home Health & Hospice Week
Senior Medicare Patrol Issued Hospice Fraud Alert.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Fraud & Abuse:
Parade Of Home Health Fraudsters In Latest Fraud Report Includes Multiple Physicians
Pro tip: Calling a payment to a physician a ‘copay’ doesn’t mean it’s not a [...] - Hospice:
Texas Fraud Hogs The Spotlight In OIG-DOJ Fraud Report
The massive Merida Group case gets even more airtime. Hospices get their fair share of [...] - Medicaid:
Scrutiny Of Medicaid Aide Services Rolls On
False timesheets in DC lead to arrest. The feds continue to crack down on fraud [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
National Chain Officially Spins Off HH, Hospice Business
Plus: Florida hospital teams with VNA, Ohio coalition gains another nonprofit member. It’s been in [...] - Studies & Surveys:
More HHAs In A Hospital's Area Is Associated With Higher Readmissions
Hospitals should steer patients to SNFs, study suggests. Patients may overwhelmingly prefer to receive care [...] - Industry Notes:
Updated OASIS-E Specs Have Arrived
Ask, and ye shall receive. A week after OASIS software vendors were low-key freaking out [...] - Industry Notes:
Senior Medicare Patrol Issued Hospice Fraud Alert.
In 2020, the Senior Medicare Patrol fraud-fighting program netted about half its $16.8 million in [...] - Industry Notes:
Big MA Plan To Start Requiring HH Prior Auth
Home health agencies in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana and Ohio: Heads up that UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage [...] - Industry Notes:
Where Will You Fall On HCI Spectrum? Newly Unveiled Stats May Clue You In
You can get into the nitty gritty details of the new Hospice Care Index quality [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Returns To Obsession With Hospital Early Discharge To HH Penalty
The HHS Office of Inspector General wants to make sure no full payments for hospital [...] - Industry Notes:
HHA Owner Indicted For Kickbacks
A Texas RN and former home health agency owner is facing charges that she received [...] - Industry Notes:
New Report: MCCM Leads To Lower Medicare Spending
Hospice concurrent care makes economic as well as treatment sense, a new report finds. Medicare [...] - Industry Notes:
Hospices May Want To Keep An Eye On Oncology Payment Model Test
A new Medicare payment model test for cancer patients may not involve hospices directly, but [...]
