Home Health Line
03/05/2012

Prepare for CMS to step up its claim denials and payment reductions for missing OASIS data following a new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG).

03/05/2012

The government has moved on an unprecedented scale against an alleged home health fraud conspiracy involving at least 81 Dallas-area agencies and a physician whose record-size practice made referrals that cost Medicare more than $350 million and Medicaid more than $24 million in improper payments. 

03/05/2012

Do you want a tool that will help you track whether physicians have met the face-to-face encounter rule requirements for patients they refer? 

03/05/2012

A new proposed rule CMS issued earlier this month would require providers to return overpayments they’ve identified within 60 days, dramatically raising your risk of liability under the False Claims Act.

03/05/2012

Expect to see your Home Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HH-CAHPS) scores displayed publicly on Home Health Compare starting in mid-April.

03/05/2012

React quickly to avoid having your agency’s Medicare billing privileges suspended when you receive your CMS revalidation letter in the mail and plan to use the provider enrollment, chain and ownership system (PECOS) to complete the process. 

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