Home Health & Hospice Week
OIG Touts Home Health Spending Reduction
The HHS Office of Inspector General is looking for increased funding next year as well, and its giving home health and hospice fraud as a good reason for it. In the Biden administration’s 2025 budget, the OIG notes that its “work facilitated progress on critical issues, such as … reducing Medicare spending on home health providers in geographic fraud hotspots by nearly 12 percent,” according to an OIG release. “OIG ensures that … people who depend on HHS programs are protected from grievous harms such as … substandard nursing home and hospice care,” the OIG adds. And “using advanced analytics, we conduct risk assessments to identify emerging issues and provide meaningful oversight in key areas” including hospice, the watchdog agency maintains.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Budget:
VBP For Home Health and Hospice Feature In Biden 2025 Budget
HHAs may say goodbye to payment model's temporary status. While lawmakers are still hammering out [...] - Surveys & Certification:
Watch Out For Survey, Medical Review Budget Priorities
Home health survey rate expected to bottom out at 65% this year. Oversight efforts are [...] - Policy:
Biden Administration Continues Push To Expand HCBS
Budget proposal follows up on State of the Union remarks. The value-based purchasing and oversight [...] - Health IT:
Feds Call UnitedHealth Group On The Carpet Over Cyberattack
MACs and other payers roll out reimbursement relief options as OCR launches investigation. Heads are [...] - Cybersecurity:
Protect Yourself Against More Cybersecurity Threats
Take these steps to ward off HIPAA disaster. Many lucky home health and hospice providers [...] - Labor Law:
Joint Employer Rule Not Taking Effect After All — At Least Not Yet
Federal court strikes down reg that’s been causing anxiety for employers using contracted labor. The [...] - Industry Notes:
Private Equity In Health Care Undergoes Fresh Wave Of Scrutiny
FTC, DOJ, and HHS want your comments. Three regulating bodies are launching “a cross-government public [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicare Brings Model Election Statement Up To Date
Check out the newly updated Model Example of Hospice Election Statement. Its changes “reflect the [...] - Industry Notes:
Delve Into Data Details Of MCCM With New Disclosure
You can now access participation data from the Medicare Care Choices Model. It joins “the [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Touts Home Health Spending Reduction
The HHS Office of Inspector General is looking for increased funding next year as well, [...] - Industry Notes:
Check Your Clinicians' Licenses Or Pay The Price
If you don’t want to fork over a six-figure penalty, make sure you check your [...]
