Home Health & Hospice Week
Hospice Owner Convict Settles FCA Charges Too
Four hospice executives in a high-profile Pittsburgh fraud case have agreed to pay more than $8 million to settle fraud charges related to Home Care Hospice Inc. Matthew Kolodesh, Alex Pugman, Svetlana Ganetsky, and Malvina Yakobashvili have agreed to let the government keep $8.8 million in seized financial accounts, the Department of Justice says. Pugman and Ganetsky also each agreed to pay the government $400,000, while Kolodesh and Yakobashvili agreed to each pay $425,000. The defendants also agreed to transfer various assets, including condo properties, to the government. Kolodesh pled guilty to related criminal charges and was sentenced to 14.5 years in prison and $16 million in restitution in 2014 (see Eli’s HCW, Vol. XXIII, No. 20). The feds filed the related False Claims Act suit based on GIP care at that time. The whistleblowers in that suit will receive an undisclosed portion of the $8 million-plus settlement, although one of the relators has since died, the DOJ notes in the release.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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HHAs Must Wait For CoP Guidelines Until December
CMS confirms six-month Conditions of Participation delay in final rule. Ramping up to comply with [...] - Compliance:
Don't Wait For Interpretive Guidelines To Prepare For New CoPs
Use the final rule for compliance clues. You may be frustrated that you have to [...] - Quality:
QAPI Delay Gives Agencies Breathing Room
Get started identifying your projects ASAP. Along with the six-month delay for Conditions of Participation [...] - Lawsuits:
Whistleblowers Win Big With Lawsuits Against Hospice Chain
Debility diagnoses, medical director relationships in the fraud spotlight. Two more reminders of why you [...] - Human Resources:
Use A Code Of Conduct To Improve Your Workplace
Minimize discipline issues by employing group consensus. If you feel like your company’s culture isn’t [...] - Industry Note:
Another Study Proves Home Care Saves Money
Post-SNF home care visit within a week makes a big difference. A new study shows [...] - Industry Note:
Resubmit These Claims Rejected In Error For HICNs
A claims processing glitch at one HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor may mean more work for [...] - Make The Most Of Your Eli's Home Care Week Subscription
You have more than a decade’s worth of information on a multitude of home health [...] - Industry Note:
Access Enrollment Status Check
Not sure of your enrollment application status? You can check online with HHH Medicare Administrative National Government [...] - Industry Note:
Take This MAC Survey On Hospice Physicians
Want to give Medicare your two cents about the physician’s role in hospice care? Now’s [...] - Industry Note:
HHA Owner, Employee Face Medicaid Fraud Charges
Harmony Home Health Care owner Elena Kurbatzky and employee Natan Zalyapin have been arrested on [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Owner Convict Settles FCA Charges Too
Four hospice executives in a high-profile Pittsburgh fraud case have agreed to pay more than [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Makes PECOS Enrollment Easier On Docs
Making sure your referring physicians are in the PECOS database may become easier, now that [...]
