Home Health & Hospice Week
State Blocks OIG Recovery
The HHS Office of Inspector General wants New Mexico to recover $11 million from a Medicaid home care provider, but the state isn't going along with the idea. Coordinated Home Health claimed at least $11 million improperly for personal care attendant services in 2006 through 2008, the OIG maintains in a new report. Nearly half of the claims from the 100-claim sample didn't meet requirements, mostly due to attendant qualification issues, the watchdog agency says. Nearly all the deficiencies the OIG found "involve technical or documentation problems that do not support a conclusion that payments were improperly made," the state says in its response letter to the report. The report is at http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/60900064.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Regulations:
HHAs Fed Up With Face-To-Face Requirement
F2F mandate reduces access to home care, drives up rehospitalizations, commenters say.CMS is getting an [...] - Face-To-Face:
Industry Calls For 5 Major Face-To-Face Changes
CMS could streamline the requirement without a legislative change.The F2F burden is crushing many home [...] - Enforcement:
Fraud Hammer Pounds Home Care Providers
Authorities bust fraudsters nationwide.Bad actors bilking Medicare and Medicaid home care programs are getting caught [...] - Hospice:
October Brings New Hospice Requirements
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Managed Care Numbers Climb
MA enrollment increased nearly 30% in 2 years.Your Medicare managed care headaches probably won't be [...] - Industry Note:
HIPAA Penalties In Play
If a new Department of Justice conviction and guilty plea are any indications of what [...] - Industry Note:
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Trying to figure out how to protect your staff and your patients from the flu [...] - Industry Note:
Tap This Education Tool For New Therapy Review
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A question-and-answer on ABN delivery might make your scheduling a bit easier. "Can a Physical [...] - Industry Note:
State Blocks OIG Recovery
The HHS Office of Inspector General wants New Mexico to recover $11 million from a [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Chain Grows
Walker, La.-based Doctor's Hospice has merged with Livingston, Ala.-based Legacy Hos-pice to form Legacy National [...] - Industry Note:
Idaho Provider Drops Medicare Service Line
The Medicare home care business is getting less attractive as payment rates stagnate and regulatory [...] - Industry Note:
Hospital HHA Expands
Forrest General Home Care and Hos-pice in Hattiesburg, Miss., has opened a new branch office [...] - Reader Question:
Make Sure Patients Attend Right Kind Of Day Care Or Risk Homebound Problems
One MAC answers pressing day care-related questions.Question: Can I provide services to a patient who [...]
