Home Health & Hospice Week
HHA Manager Draws 12-Year Prison Stretch While Owner Gets 2.5
Nearly four years after pleading guilty to home health fraud, a Houston home health agency owner has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, three years supervised release, and more than $21.1 million in restitution. Felix Amos and his wife Oluyemisi Amos owned and operated five Houston-area HHAs, the Department of Justice says in a release: Dayton Health Bridges, Access Practical Solutions, Advanced Holisitic, GetUpandWalk Inc. and Guarranty Home Health Agency. The Amoses and office manager Fausat Adekunle submitted false claims for home health services that patients didn’t need or receive and that lacked physician orders, and billed services for dead people and people in prison. After a four day trial in which she was found guilty, Adekunle was sentenced to 12 years in prison, three years supervised release, and more than $21.1 million in restitution, the DOJ says.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Patient-Driven Groupings Model:
CMS Shakes Off Most Provider Comments In Final HH Rule — But Does Offer Some Relief
Slim 0.7% pay increase isn’t enough, industry reps insist. Apparently, hundreds of home health agencies [...] - Reimbursement:
5% Wage Index Cap Is Good, But Wholesale Reform Would Be Better
CMS leaves many wage index inequities in place. Home health agencies will see some help [...] - Regulations:
Final Rule Brings Changes To FDL, Diagnosis Codes, LUPA Thresholds, Case Mix
LUPA threshold decreases far outweigh increases for next year. While halving the massive productivity payment [...] - Value-Based Purchasing:
It’s Official: VBP Baseline Year Switches To 2022
You can expect your IPR baseline year data halfway through the first performance year — [...] - OASIS:
HHAs Get A Little Breathing Room On All-Payer OASIS
Your plummeting outcomes will be for the greater good, CMS maintains. Home health providers hoping [...] - Telehealth:
Get Ready For 3 New Telehealth G Codes
Stay tuned for technical details as Jan. 1 implementation date nears. “Why do it the [...] - Hospice:
Don’t Expect Lighter MAC Medical Review Load To Last Forever
One contractor reduces audit scope to provide relief. You may not feel like medical reviewers [...] - COVID-19:
Medicare Eases Up On Staff Vaccination Survey Procedures
Dings will be standard-level unless violations are ‘egregious.’ The COVID-19 public health emergency may still [...] - Industry Note:
Celebrate Home Health & Hospice Month
Don't overlook free resources. Don’t let this month go by without a chance to salute [...] - Industry Note:
Care Compare Revamp Is Live
Check out the latest changes to Care Compare’s hospice section. “An off-cycle October 2022 Refresh [...] - Industry Note:
Tap Latest VBP Education
If you missed Medicare’s Oct. 11 Home Health Value-Based Purchasing educational session, “Navigating Performance Feedback [...] - Industry Note:
Get Clues To Hospice SFP Future
If you’re wondering what the hospice Special Focus Program might look like when it’s officially [...] - Industry Note:
HHA Manager Draws 12-Year Prison Stretch While Owner Gets 2.5
Nearly four years after pleading guilty to home health fraud, a Houston home health agency [...]
