• 1 Hospice: Hospices Appeal For Payment Suspension Lenience

• 2 Surveys and Certification: Providers, Accreditors Split On Multidisciplinary Survey Teams

• 3 Regulations: Prohibiting Surveyor Conflicts Of Interest Proves Popular

• 4 HIPAA: Don’t Let Employee COVID Vaccinations Trip You Up With HIPAA

• 5 Mergers & Acquisitions: PE-Backed Chain Snaps Up Arizona Agency

• 6 Fraud & Abuse: Doc Pays $640K To Settle Home Health Kickback Charges

• 7 Industry Notes: Multiple Vaccination Mandate Regs Converge On Providers

• 8 Industry Notes: No-Pay RAP HIPPS Code Still Must Match Final Claim, MAC Reminds

• 9 Industry Notes: AIC Remains Unusually Flat For 2022

• 10 Industry Notes: Take A Look At Your Neighbor Agencies' Data In Updated Medicare File

• 11 Industry Notes: CMS Reminds Hospitals Why They Don't Want Early PAC Discharges

• 12 Industry Notes: Virginia Agency Shells Out $100K In Back Wages