Home Health & Hospice Week
CDC Offers New Tools For Flu Prevention Education Aimed At Seniors
Add these new resources to your flu-prevention toolkit. The National Council on Aging has undertaken a new initiative to help protect older adults from influenza this upcoming flu season. "Each year in the United States about nine out of 10 flu-related deaths and more than six out of 10 flu-related hospital stays occur in people over the age of 65," the NCOA says in a release. Central to the initiative is promoting an understanding of how aging affects the body's ability to fight infection. But older adults and their caregivers can take simple steps to help protect against influenza, the NCOA says. Key to prevention efforts is getting a flu shot. The Flu + You toolkit includes a how-to guide with step-by-step tips for educating older adults about the flu, handouts, and customizable communication materials. Find out more at www.ncoa.org/improve-health/community-education/flu--you.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Coverage:
Reviewers Take Aim At Medical Necessity
CERT reviews turn up problems proving skilled need for home health patients.More reviewers than ever [...] - Medical Review:
Wage War On Medical Necessity Denials With These 5 Steps
Know the rules when it comes to coverage, or lose your hard-earned reimbursement.Follow this expert [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Hospice Settles Fraud Charges For $6 Million
Whistleblower lawsuit leads to $1.3 million reward for relator.Do you base any of your clinical [...] - Compliance:
Beware Of Board of Director Insider Deals
Non-profit hospice gets raked over the coals in the press for doing business with board [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Wants CMS To Strengthen Medicaid Home Care Oversight
GAO notes states' increase in home care options.The Affordable Care Act appears to be do-ing [...] - Industry Note:
Tap This Tool To Clear Up Your Billing Problems
Trying to troubleshoot your claims err-ors? One HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor is offering a helping [...] - Industry Note:
HHH MAC Debuts New Resource To Help You Figure Out CERT Denials
Denials from the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) project can confuse pro-viders, but don't forget [...] - Industry Note:
Watchdog Agency Wants Your Feedback On Self-Disclosure Changes
Do you have thoughts on how to improve the OIG's self-disclosure protocol? The watchdog agency [...] - Industry Note:
Minority Patients With Heart Failure Lag In Hospice Use, Study Says
Hospice advocates have long lamented that minority populations use hospice less than white ones. A [...] - Industry Note:
Senior Medicare Patrol Steps Up Activity
The Senior Medicare Patrol Project is stepping up its activity. In 2011, the 54 Senior [...] - Industry Note:
HHA Owner Draws 9-Year Prison Sentence
A Miami-area home health agency owner and employee have received stiff prison sentences after pleading [...] - Industry Note:
CDC Offers New Tools For Flu Prevention Education Aimed At Seniors
Add these new resources to your flu-prevention toolkit. The National Council on Aging has undertaken [...] - Reader Question:
Do You Really Want To Go Nuclear With Competitors' Kickbacks?
Weigh your options carefully when responding.Question: In this day and age of acute sensitivity to [...]
