Home Health & Hospice Week
Ohio HHA Owner Draws 2-Year Prison Sentence
Alpine Nursing Care Inc. owner Divyesh "David" C. Patel has drawn a two-year prison sentence for a $1.9 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme. North Randall, Ohio-based Alpine employed Belita Mable Bush as the office manager and director of provider services from 2006 to 2009, even though Patel knew that Bush had been previously convicted of a health care-related felony that excluded Bush from Medicare and Medicaid, the Department of Justice says in a release.
Patel knew Bush falsified documents for home care services never provided, or that were provided by a home health aide that had previous criminal convictions excluding them from providing health services in people’s houses, according to court documents. Patel faces sentencing next month.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Hospice:
$1 Million Fraud Settlement Highlights Dangers To Hospice
Are there whistleblowers lurking in your ranks? A new announced settlement of Medicare and Medicaid [...] - Referrals:
SNF Kickback Violations Take Center Stage In Enforcement
Furnishing free care to facility referral sources’ patients is a major no-no. Are you wondering [...] - Human Resources:
Avoid These 5 Most Common Interviewing Errors
Use one tip to avoid wasting your time — and the time of your interviewees. [...] - Tool:
Use This F2F Form To Help Your Docs Fulfill Requirement
Know what you can — and can’t — give physicians for review-proof F2F documentation. You [...] - Industry Note:
Whistleblower Turns In HHA For Kickbacks
Government pursues agency over sham jobs for physicians’ spouses. Add another case to the list [...] - Industry Note:
Chain Faces Qui Tam Lawsuit
In another whistleblower lawsuit — this one in New Hampshire — a former employee of [...] - Industry Note:
Check Out New Vaccination CPT Code
You can get to know several new vaccine codes this year. The American Medical Asso-ciation [...] - Industry Note:
Access More Specific Hospice Benefit Info On MAC Site
Hospices served by HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS may be glad to discover an upgrade [...] - Industry Note:
Avoid Claims Error Hit List With MAC Tool
Submit claims with errors frequently, and you could wind up on Medicare’s hit list. "As [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Reexamines Takebacks For Incarcerated Patients
If you’ve encountered strange Medicare payment recoveries because your patients were supposedly incarcerated, hold on [...] - Industry Note:
Detroit HHA Co-Owner Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Quantum Home Care Inc. co-owner Javed Rehman has pled guilty in a $13.8 million Medicare [...] - Industry Note:
Ohio HHA Owner Draws 2-Year Prison Sentence
Alpine Nursing Care Inc. owner Divyesh "David" C. Patel has drawn a two-year prison sentence [...] - Industry Note:
Home Care Physician Gets 2 Years In Jail
Visiting Physicians of South Jersey owner Lori Reaves has received two years in prison for [...]
