Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Agency Faces $4.5M Repay
Published on Fri Nov 17, 2017
Personal Touch Home Care of Ohio owes the state $4.5 million in Medicaid overpayments, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost says in a release. Errors found in an audit include aides lacking required first aid certification and billing for services without a physician order or other required documentation.
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