OIG Report Blasts Hospice & CMS Oversight
A recently released OIG report blasts hospices and CMS for lack of oversight. The report detailed multiple instances, totaling 16 different areas, in which CMS and providers failed to comply …
Hospice 2019 Final Rule
The New Year is approaching and so are new regulations that are going to be implemented on January 1, 2019. Besides receiving an increase in reimbursement, hospices will also be …
Does Your Agency Provide Private Duty/Personal Care?
Is your agency or an affiliated entity providing private duty, private pay or personal care services to the same market you provide skilled services? If not, you could be losing …
Private Duty/Extended Care: DOL Issues Revised Wage Requirements
The DOL has been quite busy with regards to issuing regulations that affect home health and home care. As many agencies have erred on the side of caution, making sure …
Department of Labor Warning: We are coming after home health.
A new Department of Labor (DOL) bulletin was released and the target is home health and home care agencies. Field Assistance Bulletin 2018-4 provides guidance on who is and who …
CMS Reminder on Election Statements
CMS is reminding hospice providers that it will continue to look at General Inpatient (GIP) and the NOE for hospice care. The OIG has been reviewing data on GIP and …
OIG Alert: Medicare Services during Hospice Election
CMS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) is looking at patients who receive hospice and also receive other Medicare services. The OIG announced as part of the continuing work to ensure …
Humana as a Hospice Provider
Humana has been on an aggressive streak lately to acquire some of the largest hospice providers in the nation on top of acquiring a home health chain. But why? It’s …
Employees Should Update W-4s
On February 27, 2018, the IRS finally released the updated W-4 for 2018 with many notable changes from previous versions of the form. Most noticeably, the exemption calculation has been …
Hospice Business: What We Hear
Hospice providers are continuing to play a critical role at the end stages of a patient’s life. More and more families are aware of this and push relatives to make …