Home Health Line Breaking News
05/24/2012

The results of the voluntary hospice quality reporting period are in and show that 95.7% of hospices keep track of at least three different quality measures related to patient care.

05/22/2012

If your agency resides in zone 3 and experienced an audit from zone program integrity contractor (ZPIC) TrustSolutions, expect longer turnaround times as Cahaba Safeguard transitions into the role.

05/17/2012

The California Department of Social Services has reported a possible large-scale breach of personal data for some 700,000 home care workers and patients.

 

05/15/2012

The latest quarterly Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing of Big Four company Amedisys hints at a potentially significant Stark violation.

The Baton Rouge, La.-based company reports that it has just disclosed to CMS referral arrangements which were likely out of compliance with the Stark law.

05/10/2012

If your agency received denials from Palmetto because referring physicians aren't in the provider enrollment, change and ownership system (PECOS), expect to get your payments within the next two weeks.

 

05/08/2012

HHS today named 26 recipients of a special award designed to fund innovative ideas for care coordination.

The projects HHS decided to fund are widely different, but many of them include a community-based approach.

05/03/2012

On Wednesday Big Four company Almost Family released its first quarter financial results, which were as good as could be expected considering the current reimbursement drought, the company said.

05/02/2012

The Department of Justice today announced another major fraud bust, with a total of 107 individiuals charged in six cities around the country.

Home health agencies were named as participants in multiple fraud schemes in Miami, Detroit and Houston.

05/01/2012

The federal government will make more money available for states to fund home- and community-based services (HCBS), CMS announced in two separate rules published May 1.

04/25/2012

It appears providers will have no new diagnosis code changes to contend with next year.

CMS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are officially proposing no changes to the ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM code sets for 2013.

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