Home Health & Hospice Week
HH, Hospice Still 'Longstanding Areas Of Concern,' OIG Says
As the year’s end approaches, contemplations on its events increase. For HHS, that includes taking stock of its duties — including home health and hospice oversight. “Within the Medicare fee-for-service program, reducing improper payments remains a challenge despite the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) efforts targeting longstanding areas of concern, such as hospice, home health, hospital outpatient, and skilled nursing facility care,” the Department of Health and Human Services says in its recent 2023 Top Management & Performance Challenges Facing HHS. “The Department must remain vigilant to protect Medicare and Medicaid programs from fraud, waste, and abuse across all service and provider types, but especially those in high-risk areas, such as durable medical equipment, home health, hospice, genetic testing, treatment for substance use disorder, COVID-19 test billing, and medical identity theft,” HHS vows in the report at https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/top-challenges/2023/2023-tmc.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Fraud & Abuse:
OIG Puts Home Health, Hospice In The Hot Seat In Congressional Report
Hospital transfers, underreported falls, and sparing use of telehealth are highlights. You can expect to [...] - Quality:
Get A Sneak Peek At Potential New Hospice Quality Measures
Symptom assessment, CAHPS topics may be up next. While it’s not yet a done deal, [...] - Medicaid:
HHAs’ Use Of Aides Continues To Draw Attention
One state faces class action lawsuit. The staffing crunch that is hitting the home health [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Hospice Landscape Changes With Acquisitions, Closures, Mergers
Nonprofit hospices are on the move. As a large health system shuts down its hospice [...] - Compliance:
Watch Out For Newly Proposed Information Blocking Penalties
Are you a prime target for the new disincentives? Since the 21st Century Cures Act [...] - Know Your Facts:
Keep Tabs On The Information Blocking Timeline
Here’s what led to the latest proposals. You won’t know your future if you don’t [...] - Industry Notes:
Concurrent Care Demo Picture Mixed After 6 Years
Do good results matter when not enough patients sign up? The Medicare Care Choices Model [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Warns Beneficiaries Against Remote Patient Monitoring Fraud
Don’t let a new OIG fraud alert get in the way of your legitimate remote [...] - Industry Notes:
HH, Hospice Still 'Longstanding Areas Of Concern,' OIG Says
As the year’s end approaches, contemplations on its events increase. For HHS, that includes taking stock [...] - Industry Notes:
Check Out 3 Medicare Policies That CMS Recently Updated
Three recently revised coverage policies may affect you. Medicare has revised the Local Coverage Determinations [...] - Industry Notes:
Home Care Access May Improve For Veterans Thanks To Bill
Home care coverage for veterans is one step closer to improvement. The U.S. House of [...] - Industry Notes:
Mid-Atlantic Chain Buys Northern Virginia Agency
In Virginia, Richmond-based Care Advantage Inc. has acquired Nova Home Health Care based in Fairfax. “Nova [...]
