Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Risk Management:

Tighten Up Background Checks And Avoid Audit Scrutiny

Stricter requirements put HHAs under scrutiny. Home Health Agencies are in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. Increased media attention and lawmakers’ renewed interest in strengthening background checks for health care staff is more than adequate incentive for you to be thorough while checking out new hires. Ohio is the latest state to adopt stricter criminal background check laws [...]
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