Home Health & Hospice Week
Qui Tam Bounty Hunters Encourage Whistleblowers
If you’re wondering why whistleblower lawsuits are on the rise, solicitations from organizations like The Corporate Whistleblower Center in Washington, D.C. may explain it.
"Medicare fraud within the home healthcare industry is rampant," the organization says in a release. "Home healthcare is a huge business, and we believe fraud and overbilling are at epidemic levels."
"Because the reward potential can be so significant, we are urging home healthcare insiders with proof of fraud exceeding $1 million to call us anytime," the company urges after listing a recent whistleblower case example. The release online at www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11203253.htm advises potential whistleblowers not to tell their employers, or the authorities, about their problems with the company.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Quality:
Lighten HHAs' Load For Rehospitalization Measures, Providers Urge CMS
CMS should define ‘unplanned,’ industry tells Medicare officials. HHAs will need to get used to [...] - Regulations:
End To Government Shutdown Benefits Providers Waiting On Medicare Services
Watch for impact on final rule. Home care and hospice providers caught in limbo by [...] - HIPAA:
Properly Handle Disclosure Restriction Requests Under New HIPAA Rules
What’s the true impact of this new patient right under HIPAA? For a decade now, [...] - Education:
Get Training On PPS Final Rule When It's Hot Off The Presses
Also, check out Eli audioconferences on hospice-nursing home relationships, 2014 hospice changes, and other topics. [...] - Industry Note:
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Congressmen Want To Cap Home Health Episodes
HHAs have a new reimbursement limit proposal to contend with in Congress. In H.R. 3245, [...] - Industry Note:
Tap New MAC Education Tools On Finance
Need some help mastering accounting and finance related to Medicare payments? You may get a [...] - Industry Note:
Qui Tam Bounty Hunters Encourage Whistleblowers
If you’re wondering why whistleblower lawsuits are on the rise, solicitations from organizations like The [...] - Industry Note:
HH MAC Experiences Mystery Payment Delays
If you’re seeing reimbursement delays and CGS is your MAC, you’re not alone. "CGS has [...] - Industry Note:
Chain Buys Hospital-Based Home Care Units
Gentiva Health Services Inc. has purchased the Home Health and CAP/Avery Home Care service lines [...] - Industry Note:
One More County Plans To End Home Care
The La Crosse County Health Depart-ment in Wisconsin is considering phasing out its home health [...] - Industry Note:
Whistleblower Protests Settlement Amount In Court
Coming to an agreement with the feds to settle a whistleblower lawsuit may not be [...]
