Home Health & Hospice Week
Don't Forget Compliance With ADA Standards
• False Claims Act lawsuits aren't the only employee-initiated legal actions you have to worryabout. Make sure you are adhering to labor- and human resources-related laws, or you could find yourself in the position of one Baltimore home care provider. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed an Americans with Disabilities Act-related lawsuit against Johns Hopkins Home Care Group Inc. for discriminating against an employee with breast cancer, according to The Baltimore Sun newspaper. Ellen Fisher, an RN and case manager at Johns Hopkins since 2003, was diagnosed in 2009 and began treatments. The agency did not provide reasonable accommodations so she could continue to work as a case manager or in another position, though she had limited restrictions on her work abilities, according to the suit. When Fisher filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC, the agency subjected her to "adverse actions" and fired her, she contends. A Hopkins spokesperson told the Sun that the agency is "proud of its long history of accommodating individuals with disabilities." Gary Stephenson, the spokesman, said, "We firmly believe our actions concerning Ms. Fisher were entirely appropriate given the circumstances and fully justified. Further, we strongly deny the allegations in Ms. Fisher's complaint and will vigorously defend our position in the courts."
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Face-To-Face:
PPS Rule To Ease F2F Burden, But Major Challenges Remain
Don't expect substantial changes to the face-toface requirement from CMS. One face-to-face hurdle may disappear [...] - Medicaid:
Medicaid F2F Requirement To Hit Next
If your state hasn't adopted a Medicaid face-toface requirement yet, it will soon. Just when [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
Expect Scores Of New Case Mix Codes In 2012
Watch for PPS final rule to pin down final coding changes. If you thought the [...] - Regulations:
Rule: Don't Forget That Medicare, Medicaid Are Very Different
For instance, homebound requirements are actually prohibited in Medicaid. In addition to the home health [...] - HIPAA:
Provider Pays $865,500 Fine For HIPAA-Violating Peek
You don't need celebrity patients to learn from this HIPAA mistake. If you knew Brad [...] - Industry Note:
Fewer HHAs To Receive Bonuses From P4P Demo's 2nd Year
Half of the participating regions failed to generate program savings. All the hard work participating [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Speeds Regulations For Bundling Medicare Payments.
Having your Medicare payments bundled into hospital reimbursement may happen sooner than you think. One [...] - Industry Note:
Try This Work-Around For Vaccination Billing Glitch
As flu season approaches, try this workaround for a glitch with the Medicare claims system's [...] - Industry Note:
RAC Adds One More Home Care Review Topic
One of the Recovery Audit Contractors has secured CMS approval of another home carerelated topic. [...] - Industry Note:
Don't Forget Compliance With ADA Standards
• False Claims Act lawsuits aren't the only employee-initiated legal actions you have to worryabout. [...] - Industry Note:
Tap These New MAC Tools For Hospice Billing Help
Looking for help with your hospice billing? HHH MAC NHIC has posted three new hospice-related [...] - Industry Note:
Study: Falls May Indicate Early Alzheimer's
If you have patients who seem mysteriously prone to falls, they may be in the [...] - Industry Note:
This Month MACs Offer 2nd Chance For 5010 Testing
Providers that missed the last 5010 testing day should put these dates down on their [...]
