Home Health & Hospice Week
OIG Piles On Work Plan Topics, Including Provider Relief Fund Audits
If you think a slowdown in federal compliance oversight is in store under the pandemic, think again. At press time, the HHS Office of Inspector General had added 28 new items to its Work Plan for May. The additions run the investigation gamut, although none specifically target home health or hospice providers. One hot-button topic that may affect home care providers is “Audit of CARES Act Provider Relief Funds — Distribution of $50 Billion to Health Care Providers.” The OIG “will seek to determine whether HHS controls over PRF payments ensured that payments were correctly calculated and disbursed to eligible providers,” it says.“We will obtain data and interview program officials to gain an understanding of how PRF payments were calculated and review PRF payments for compliance with Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act requirements.” In total, the OIG currently lists 249 active items on the Work Plan at https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/active-item-table.asp.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- COVID-19:
Learn 5 COVID Coping Lessons
Take a page from publicly traded chains’ playbooks. In their latest earnings reports and calls, [...] - Finance:
CARES Act Flexibilities Boost Bottom Lines
Some provisions are helping now, some will help later. It’s not only the funding and [...] - Finance:
When Should You Apply For PPP Loan Forgiveness?
Keep loan documentation for 6 years, the Small Business Administration instructs. Now that the feds [...] - Industry Note:
Providers Get Some Breathing Room On Provider Relief Fund Acceptance
Make use of the 45-day extension. Home care providers trying to decide whether they should [...] - Industry Note:
RCD Resumption Date Still In Question
According to a May 27 update, North Carolina providers have so far opted to go [...] - Industry Note:
More TPE After Round 3 Codified In PI Manual
Some Targeted Probe and Educate practices have finally been put into print, thanks to a [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Bottom Lines Are Bottoming Out
Telehealth is helpful, but isn’t the answer to hospices’ COVID-19-related problems, indicates a new survey. [...] - Industry Note:
Home Care Reduces Heart Attack Readmissions
A new study presented at the May 15 American Heart Association Quality of Care & [...] - Quality:
Where Is HH Value-Based Purchasing Headed?
Nationwide adoption of the demonstration could be in the cards. If you didn’t have time [...] - Industry Note:
Tap CMS Training On GG OASIS Items
Don’t neglect training for OASIS accuracy, since OASIS items drive both your payment and outcomes. [...] - Industry Note:
OSHA Clarifies COVID-19 Work-Relatedness
Check out new enforcement guidance the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released May 19. Then: [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Piles On Work Plan Topics, Including Provider Relief Fund Audits
If you think a slowdown in federal compliance oversight is in store under the pandemic, [...] - Industry Note:
Hospitals Consolidate Home Health Agencies
Four Indiana hospitals are joining forces to furnish home care. Margaret Mary Health in Batesville is [...] - Industry Note:
HHS Offers Podcasts
You can keep on top of the Department of Health and Human Services’ regulatory, policy, [...]
