Home Health & Hospice Week
OIG Recoups Billions In First Half Of FY 2013
From last October to March, the HHS Office of Inspector General recouped $3.8 billion from providers through recommendations, investigative efforts, and audit recovery during that six month period, the OIG says in its latest Semiannual Report.
"OIG auditors, evaluators, investigators, and legal professionals joined forces to produce the first-ever OIG Portfolio, which synthesizes OIG’s work examining vulnerabilities in Medicaid personal care services (PCS) and offers recommendations for improvement," adds Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson in the report at http://oig.hhs.gov/ reports-and-publications/archives/semiannual/2013/SAR-S13-Final.pdf. (For home care fraud cases cited in the report, see Eli’s HCW, Vol. XXII, No. 20).
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Survey & Certification:
Alternative Sanctions Start July 1, Even Without Guidance
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Hit The Regs To Study New Sanctions Debuting Next Month
2 more sanctions are waiting in the wings for next year’s implementation. Get to know [...] - Compliance:
Take These 7 Steps To Guard Against Alternative Sanctions
Conduct mock surveys before real ones cost you. Surveyors will begin using new penalties [...] - Human Resources:
Get The Most From Your Employees With Positive Review Elements
Key: Learn to praise the staff, not just criticize. Are performance appraisals in your agency [...] - Reimbursement:
MAC Launches Face-To-Face Documentation Probe
Medicare is getting serious about face-to-face requirements. Payment for your subsequent episodes is now at [...] - Industry Note:
Feds Hope New MSNs Deter Medicare Fraud
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OIG Recoups Billions In First Half Of FY 2013
From last October to March, the HHS Office of Inspector General recouped $3.8 billion from [...] - Industry Note:
Tip: Don't Try To Adjust Redetermined Claims
Keep your claims processing timeline straight to stay away from prohibited actions. So says HHH [...] - Industry Note:
Physician Draws 18 Months For Home Care Fraud
A physician who pled guilty in one of the high-profile home care fraud schemes in [...] - Industry Note:
LTC Chain Expands Home Care Services In CA
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., through its Kindred at Home Division, plans to create a joint venture [...] - Industry Note:
Tennessee Chain Opens Another Location
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Hospices Keep Up Pace With Facility Openings
The HHS Office of Inspector General and other authorities are scrutinizing general inpatient (GIP) care [...]
