As hospice continues to be a very profitable area in healthcare, the scrutiny of services provided to patients is catching the eye of the OIG.  The OIG, following marching orders …

AA Advanced Care, Miami, FL: Owner, Felix Gonzalez pleaded guilty to $32 million in Medicare fraud.  The agency fraudulently billed Medicare for services that were not medically necessary or in …

As the recent purchase of Encompass Home Health by HealthSouth shows, the value of well operated home health agencies is still there.  In fact, the notion of being able to …

Late December and early January continue the trend of industry consolidation.  HealthSouth’s deal to purchase Encompass Home Health of Dallas became official on January 1st.  Other deals that also closed …

The release of new Face to Face (F2F) compliance was meant to aid and lower the compliance burden placed on agencies.  When the news was released, agencies first thought that …

The new edition of Home Health Today is available! January’s edition includes: A review of the overturned overtime law for home care workers. Improve your bottom line thanks to gas …

While gas prices have continually dropped over the past couple of months, your mileage reimbursement most likely hasn’t. We haven’t seen gas prices this low in over 5 years and …

January 14th is a special day for home care agencies that provide private duty home care and Medicaid Waiver home care services to patients.  The decision was handed down in …

We have some good news! The awarded contract to Connolly, to provide Region 5 RAC services for home health has been put on hold.  The Government Accountability Office (GOA) received …

The OIG has released its work plan for next year and should yield some interesting results.  As you are well aware, the OIG likes to make sure that their investigations …