Home Health & Hospice Week
HH Fraudster Gets 5 Years
Just because it’s not Medicare fraud doesn’t mean it won’t carry a big penalty. In Memphis, a federal judge has sentenced Caring Hearts Memphis owner Princess Terry to more than five years in prison for fraudulently billing insurance company Humana and for identity theft, the Department of Justice says in a release. Terry pleaded guilty to billing services on days when patients were hospitalized; in excess of 24 hours in a day for the same patient; and for services rendered after the patient was deceased, the DOJ says. “Terry also committed aggravated identity theft by forging patients’ signatures without their knowledge or permission on consent-for-services forms and progress notes … about services not actually performed,” the release adds.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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Still No Direct Pay For HHAs’ Telehealth Visits
HHAs should redouble efforts to furnish virtual visits — and report data on them accurately, [...] - Regulations:
Burdensome Telehealth Requirement On Plan Of Care Dropped
Audio-only visits count, feds confirm. Home health agencies may not have gotten what they wanted [...] - Compliance:
Keep Compliance In Mind When Furnishing Visits Via Telecommunications Tech
Accessibility is required under the law, CoPs. Take to heart some CMS comments about providing [...] - Policy:
Crystal Ball Shows Favorable Conditions Under Biden Administration
Heavier regulations may be on deck, however. One thing 2020 has driven home is that [...] - Quality:
Medicare Freezes HH, Hospice Compare Sites For A Year
Your data won’t be public, but it will be available to you. Hopefully your latest [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Hospices Chains Keep Growing
Hospice execs talked ramped-up M&A in latest earnings calls. Acquisitions aren’t the only avenue to [...] - Industry Notes:
Review This Summary Of 2021 Pay Changes
Plus: Claims processing system to change. You can take a look at the rundown of [...] - Industry Notes:
Prepare For 2021 Rates
Check your iQIES folder to determine whether you met your Home Health Quality Reporting Program [...] - Industry Notes:
No Election Means No NOTR
The Medicare Claims Processing Manual has caught up to current hospice billing with a new [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicare Deductibles, Premiums Rise
Count Medicare deductibles and premiums among the costs rising in 2021. “The Medicare Part A [...] - Industry Notes:
Look For HOPE Analysis Next Spring
Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool testing appears to still be on track. [...] - Industry Notes:
HH Fraudster Gets 5 Years
Just because it’s not Medicare fraud doesn’t mean it won’t carry a big penalty. In [...] - Industry Notes:
HH Employee Faces Kickback Charges
A Texas home health employee and medical marketing business owner are facing kickback and other [...] - Industry Notes:
HH Owner Convicted Of Tax Evasion
A Wisconsin federal judge has sentenced Medicaid home health agency owner Latoya N. Joseph to [...] - Industry Notes:
Bayada, Baptist Health Form Joint Venture In Florida
Moorestown, New Jersey-based BAYADA Home Health Care is forming a joint venture with Baptist Health [...]
