Home Health & Hospice Week
Stark Law Reform Eases Some Self-Referral, Kickback Restrictions
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Compliance:
Home Health Improper Payment Rate Down To 9.3%
Insufficient documentation continues to plague HH claims. Not all the details are out about Medicare’s [...] - COVID-19:
Medicare Expands Hospital At Home Program As COVID Surge Swamps Hospitals
Make sure you understand the differences between the home health benefit and the hospital program. [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
CIA Violation Racks Up $1.3 Million in Penalties For HHA
OIG Semiannual Report works through the naughty list. ‘Tis the season for the OIG to [...] - Audits:
Miami HHA Owes $730,000, OIG Audit Charges
One-third of determinations reversed after rebuttal. A for-profit Miami home health agency is the latest [...] - Hospice:
OIG Admits It Got Nearly Half The Claims Determinations Wrong In Compassus Audit
Plus: OIG pats itself on the back for hospital pay proration for early discharges to [...] - Policy:
Home Care Aides Need First COVID Vaccinations Too, Home Care Groups Urge
Newly approved priority guidelines lack many details. All eyes were on a Centers for Disease [...] - Industry Notes:
Stark Law Reform Eases Some Self-Referral, Kickback Restrictions
Giving free tech to referral sources may be OK, one HHS example says. Home health [...] - Industry Notes:
Click On This For Medicare Advantage Carve-In Info
Medicare wants to make sure hospices are getting all the info about the new Medicare Advantage [...] - Industry Notes:
Beef Up HH Benefit, Study Urges
If insurers including Medicare really want to get the most bang for their buck out [...] - Industry Notes:
Sham Med Director Pay, Bonuses Feature In HH Fraud Settlement
A Sarasota, Florida home health agency and its top executives have agreed to pay $5.8 [...] - Industry Notes:
MACs Unite To Train On Addendum
If you’re struggling with the new hospice election addendum, the MACs are offering some help. [...]
