Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
HIPAA Penalties Loom
Published on Fri Jul 25, 2014
HHS continues to bang the HIPAA enforcement drum. Department of Health and Human Services chief regional civil rights counsel Jerome Meites warned that HIPAA penalties during the next 12 months should “set records,” reported attorney Christopher Froeb in a recent Nixon Pea-body blog post. Meites made these comments during an American Bar Association conference in Chicago on June 12 and 13.
Meites urged providers to perform comprehensive risk analyses, particularly now that HIPAA audits have recommenced after the temporary suspension in 2012.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Hospice:
Hospices Win Relief From PA Edits On All But 4 Drugs
Prior auth is still in effect for analgesics, antinauseants, laxatives, and antianxiety drugs. Months of [...] - Coverage:
Categorize PA Drugs As Unrelated With One Simple Word
Warning: But your clinical documentation had better tell the whole story. You may be cheering [...] - Reimbursement:
Master 6 PA Steps To Minimize Medication-Related Headaches
Tip: Get to know the new standardized prior authorization form. Hospices struggling with the drug [...] - HIPAA:
Beware Risks Of Using Private Email Accounts
Does a staffer sending herself patient info to a Gmail account equal a HIPAA breach? [...] - OASIS:
Prioritize Accuracy Over Speed With SOC Assessments
Take your time when filling out this critical OASIS timepoint. If you’re rushing to complete [...] - Industry Notes:
Excluded Employee Costs Hospice Six Figures
Multiple cases of excluded individuals rack up CMPs around the country. Are you running periodic [...] - Industry Notes:
Therapy Claim Review Racks Up Denials
The pending elimination of the face-to-face physician narrative requirement hasn’t helped home health agency claims [...] - Industry Notes:
LUPA Error Fix On Deck
You can expect relief from a few longstanding claims glitches soon, pledges one HHH Medicare [...] - Industry Notes:
Palmetto Initiates Fix For Hospice Infusion Pump Claims
One more HHH Medicare Administra-tive Contractor has revealed its timeline for fixing holdups related to [...] - Industry Notes:
Bidding Recompete May Affect Your Patients'DME
Your home care patients may have to start getting supplies from a different DME pro-vider [...] - Industry Notes:
Joint Commission To Require New Oxygen Safety Measures
If you’re accredited by the Joint Com-mission and your patients use oxygen at home, get [...] - Industry Notes:
Consult New HIS Fact Sheets For Latest Info
Medicare is offering you a helping hand with the Hospice Item Set. The Centers for [...] - Industry Notes:
Gentiva Sees More Bids
The bidding war for Gentiva continues. After long-term care giant Kindred Healthcare upped its offer [...] - Industry Notes:
Chain Buys 14 HHAs
LHC Group Inc. plans to purchase Life Care Home Health Inc.’s 14 home health agencies [...] - Industry Notes:
HIPAA Penalties Loom
HHS continues to bang the HIPAA enforcement drum. Department of Health and Human Services chief [...]
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