Home Health & Hospice Week
Market Consolidation Revs Home Care M&A Engine
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Fraud & Abuse:
Feds Use Drug Bust Tactics In Latest Medicare Fraud Strike
Home care providers targeted in latest national takedown. Don’t feel like you are safe from [...] - Strategy:
Take These Steps In Face Of Compliance Scrutiny
Old saying applies: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The feds [...] - Enforcement:
Diversify Your Referring Docs Or Face Scrutiny
Miami leads enforcement head count. The latest national health care fraud takedown extended its reach, [...] - Hospice:
Hospice Agrees To $10 Million Settlement After Self-Reporting
Eight-figure repayment due to lack of GIP documentation. You’d better make sure your records supporting [...] - Lawsuits:
Whistleblower Rakes In $200K Cut Of Fraud Settlement
Latest Medicare fraud cases center around marketing. The record-breaking national health care fraud takedown doesn’t [...] - Hospice:
Hospice Facility Openings Continue Nationwide
From 3 to 16 beds, new facilities are serving their communities. GIP care may be [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Market Consolidation Revs Home Care M&A Engine
Affiliations seem to be gaining popularity. Unreliable reimbursement and ever-increasing regulatory scrutiny don’t seem to [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Hospitals Shed Hospice, Home Care Units
Competition squeezes out non-specialists. It’s not all acquisitions and mergers, though. Rough market conditions are [...] - Industry Notes:
Watch Out For This Hospice Denial Error
Take evasive action for this claims system glitch, or wait it out. Hospices will finally [...] - Industry Notes:
Furnishing Patient Care In The Home Saves Medicare Program Money, Demo Shows
An Affordable Care Act demonstration encouraging care at home is doing well. The Independence at [...] - Industry Notes:
Don't Forget That You Can Appeal CERT Denials, MAC Reminds Providers
Don’t take a CERT denial as the last word. Comprehensive Error Rate Testing denials “also [...] - Industry Notes:
Get Your PECOS System Facts Here
CMS is trying to demystify Medicare enrollment and the PECOS system with some new educational [...] - Industry Notes:
Beware: Social Media Exchanges Can Lead You Into A HIPAATrap
Handling PHI over social media can be tricky. While the rules can be confusing, you [...]
