Epic Health Services, a national network of agencies across the county, has had an OSHA fine levied against it. The fine stems from Epic’s failure to address complaints by an …

CMS has extended the moratorium on certifying new agencies to cover entire states.  New agencies will not be allowed to become certified in: Florida Illinois Michigan Texas Previously, only certain …

Time tracking in home health and home care has always been up for discussion.  Do you use salaried employees, per visit (PRN), or do you pay hourly?  Do you pay …

HealthcareFirst, a software provider to home health and hospice agencies, recently conducted a survey and the results shouldn’t surprise too many agencies.   53% responded that managing overhead and costs …

The pilot program for Value Based Purchasing (VBP) is going to receive some important updates in the proposed 2017 rule.  The pilot will affect 9 states: Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, …

The proposed rule for 2017 is out and home health agencies once again should be preparing for a cut. While the cut is not as large as that in 2016, …

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for CMS has released their mid-year work plan for the remaining portion of the year.  As always, home health and hospice is very clearly …

CMS is pressing ahead with a new regulatory burden on 5 states.  Pre-Claim reviews which was previously reported earlier this year as a potential demonstration is now a reality.  The …

CMS is really trying hard to combat fraud, but in their usual tactics seem to be not even addressing the problem but rather sweeping it under the rug.  The experts, …