Home Health & Hospice Week

‘If it’s not documented, it wasn’t done’ becomes important in the financial arena.

With the pending final overpayment rule, along with a stricter interpretation and more vigorous enforcement of the rule, you need to take action now to stay out of the feds’ crosshairs.

According to a recent report by attorneys Erin Duffy and Alison Rosenblum of Duane Morris, you should take the following steps to protect yourself:

• Promptly investigate all reports of potential overpayments;
• Independently review claims for potential overpayments on a routine basis;
• Document all steps you’ve taken to investigate any alleged overpayments; and
• Maintain policies and procedures designed to address how you’ll disclose and repay identified overpayments to the federal government.