Home Health & Hospice Week
CDC Tool Aims To Sway Vaccine-Hesitant Direct Care Workers
You’ve got one more free tool to put in your vaccination campaign toolbox. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a one-page document aiming to persuade direct care workers to get a COVID vaccination. “You may work closely with older adults or people with disabilities, many of whom are at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Your close contact increases your risk for getting and spreading COVID-19. This is especially true if your clients are not able to wear a mask or take other safety measures,” the document says. “Protect yourself, your family, and clients by getting vaccinated. COVID-19 vaccines are free and now widely available in the United States.” Links to the English and Spanish versions of the “Direct Support Providers: Get Vaccinated to Protect Yourself and Those You Care For from COVID-19” sheet are at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/toolkits/people-with-disabilities.html in the “Featured Resources” section.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Audits:
OIG Wants HHA To Repay $4.4 Million After Audit
Watchdog agency serves up its long string of HHA, hospice audits to Congress in latest [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
HHA Owner Charged With Provider Relief Fund Fraud
Plus: Crackdown on state personal care services fraudsters continues A home health agency owner is [...] - Enforcement:
Crackdown On State Personal Care Services Fraudsters Continues
D.C. aide billed for 32 hours of services per day. Home health fraud isn’t limited [...] - Compliance:
Keep Up With New Regulations On Signing Certs
NPs, CNSs, and PAs are officially on the list. New Medicare regulations regarding who can [...] - Regulations:
New Requirement On Owner Reporting Set To Increase Burden
Can home health and hospice agencies avoid the extra work? Stay tuned to forthcoming regulations [...] - Industry Notes:
Hospice Fraud Is OIG ‘Top Priority,’ Agency Tells Congress
Hospice fraudster grabs the spotlight. The high-profile Merida Group case in South Texas isn’t dying [...] - Industry Notes:
HOPE Is Coming, Care Compare Changes Are Here
Stay abreast of new Hospice Quality Reporting Program developments with newly released resources. HOPE: Materials [...] - Industry Notes:
Hospice Whistleblower Case Founders On Lack Of Specificity
Providers fending off whistleblower cases may be heartened by a recent unpublished ruling from the [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Mulls Penalizing More Early Hospital Discharges To Home Care
Expect the payment penalty for early hospital discharges to home health agencies to expand, if [...] - Industry Notes:
In-Home Care Demand Climbing
Two recent studies and surveys say what you may already know — demand for in-home [...] - Industry Notes:
CDC Tool Aims To Sway Vaccine-Hesitant Direct Care Workers
You’ve got one more free tool to put in your vaccination campaign toolbox. The Centers [...] - Industry Notes:
HHS Asks Employers To Talk To Workers About Insurance Marketplace
If you don’t furnish health insurance to your employees, the government would like you to [...] - Industry Notes:
HH Fraudster Draws 17-Year Sentence
A serious criminal enterprise running on-paper-only home health agencies has resulted in a number of [...]
