Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Notes:

Home Health CPO Claims Lead To Prison Sentence

The former owner of a Chicago physician practice is facing jail time related to bogus Care Plan Oversight payments. Henry Smilie, owner and CEO of Home Physician Services, submitted nearly $2 million in claims for home health CPO services “that were either not rendered or involved treatment that was far less intricate than portrayed in the claims submitted by Smilie’s [...]
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