Overtime Law Develops

A New York based home health agency is alleged to have violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and many other New York State labor laws. The agency, Chinese-American Planning …

Your Agency in 2016

Now that we have entered January, is your agency ready with a plan of action? Maybe your budget is done, but have you thought about other areas of your organization? …

Value based purchasing updates

CMS has provided some helpful tips on the Value Based Purchasing pilot that is going to affect 9 states (Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee and Washington).  …

new home health denial codes

Effective December 1, 2015, CMS has released new, detailed denial codes.  The 80 detailed codes are for both home health and hospice providers.  The list has been published on most …

2015 Continuing Industry Change

Agencies that succeeded in 2015 did so by increasing their census, focusing on quality, and forming new alliances.  These alliances include other providers and joining ACOs to take advantage of …

OIG Work Plan for 2016

Home Health: The OIG will be focusing again on compliance with documentation to support claims submitted and paid by Medicare.  Agencies should continue to review documentation standards and continue to …