Gauge how much anticipated revisions will cost you. The feds’ new effort to expand overtime protections to certain employees could take a painful bite out of already strained budgets at home health and hospice agencies. On Sept. 8, the U.S. [...]
Question: I’ve been a practice manager at a small office for a few years. I’m hoping to move on to a bigger office with more challenging day-to-day opportunities. What should I expect to look for, in terms of a fair salary? [...]
Visiting Physicians of South Jersey owner Lori Reaves has received two years in prison for "charging lengthy visits to elderly patients that they did not receive," the Department of Justice says in a release. Reaves was the highest billing home [...]
In 2009, the Senior Medicare Patrol Project collected triple its 2008 amount. The government recruits different types of people to check for Medicare fraud, and some of those people giving you a close look may surprise you. Some fraud-fighters might [...]
Despite fewer volunteers, the project continued full steam ahead into 2010. The government recruits different types of people to check for Medicare fraud, but not all of those recruits are attorneys or federal employees. In fact, some of them might [...]
Despite fewer volunteers, the project continued full steam ahead into 2010.The government recruits different types of people to check for Medicare fraud, but not all of those recruits are attorneys or federal employees. In fact, some of them might be [...]
Steer clear of reserved bed landmines, OIG warns providers. Hospices shouldn't have to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to compliance for patients in nursing homes. The HHS Office of Inspector General has issued its new voluntary supplemental [...]
Comprehensive nursing facility assessments (99301, 99302 and 99303) have been known to confound the most expert coder because they dont always follow the same rules that govern other evaluation and management (E/M) codes. There are a number of issues that [...]
