Fraud Squad & Closures
Moratorium Extended: No new home health agencies will be allowed in Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and the surrounding metro areas. This is a continuation of the moratorium that …
Moratorium Extended: No new home health agencies will be allowed in Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and the surrounding metro areas. This is a continuation of the moratorium that …
It seems far-fetched – or at least it did…but Highmark, who provides Medicare Advantage plans to residents in the Pittsburg, PA area, recently terminated its agreement with 8 home health …
CMS has released the effective date of the new F2F ruling for Medicaid home health services. July 1, 2016 is the official date. However, states will be allowed to phase …
Joining the chorus of many other states throughout the country, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has announced under his direction, home health agencies are going to be put under review. Starting …
Ready for the next step in healthcare evolution? We know there is a lot to handle all at once, but for 5 states, the changes keep on coming. CMS …
As healthcare continues to evolve, new groups are forming – ACOs. Accountable Care Organizations or ACOs are becoming the newest and hottest trend in healthcare. From hospital systems to physician …
Medical Review Additional Documentation Requests (ADR) have begun. We were first notified in the fall about this new type of ADR that selects episodes that began after August 1, 2015 …
MedPac seems to come out with their recommendations a few times a year and each time, it reinforces the point that the advisory committee is not working within the reality …
Two senators have introduced legislation to allow Occupational Therapists to finally open patients with a SOC OASIS. The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015 (S. 2364) would allow an …
CMS is continuing with its transparency initiative and releasing more data about your home health agency. Data that has been released is from 2013, but provides very interesting benchmarking data …