Fraud & Abuse:
Documentation, Background Checks On OIG's Hit List For HHAs This Year
Published on Fri Feb 07, 2014
HHAs bilk Medicare of $1 billion, OIG says. The OIG lists no new topics for HHAs in its 2014 Work Plan, but the watchdog agency does continue to list two ongoing areas of investigation: "Home health prospective payment system requirements" and "Employment of individuals with criminal convictions." The PPS topic looks into documentation supporting claims, the HHS Office of Inspector [...]