Catastrophic Shortage of Home Care Workers in Maine
A new article from the Washington Post highlights a problem that providers have struggled with for years – finding good employees and preventing turnover. Workers in entry-level home health and …
Lyft Becomes a Medicaid Provider
Lyft is now an enrolled Medicaid provider in Arizona. The company is taking advantage of new Arizona regulations for non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT). Ride-hailing companies may drive Medicaid members who do not …
HCPCS Code Updates for Home Health Consolidated Billing Enforcement
The quarterly HCPCS code updates are here, and it’s an uneventful end to the year. No changes are being made to the HH consolidated billing non-routine supply code list. However, …
2019 Final Rule, More Changes and our Analysis
Last time, we discussed the biggest changes in the CMS’ Final Rule for 2019. Now, let’s take a closer look at changes to reporting, regulatory reduction, and what this means …
Preparing for 2019 – Getting Everyone on the Same Page
As regulations change and documentation requirements change to become more stringent, many agencies can be slow to adapt. This may not have an immediate effect, but during a Medicare ADR …
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 …
Non-Compliance Letters on the Way
Hospices who have failed to adhere to Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) will be receiving letters via the CASPER/QIES system starting July 9th. If you receive such a letter, your …
DOL Overtime Appeal Revived with New Argument
The Home Care Association of America, NAHC and the International Franchise Association have joined forces to take on a previous ruling regarding the Department of Labor’s (DOL) implementation of the …
Hospice Care under Scrutiny
Over the past year, more than 60 cases of fraud have been reported to CMS regarding hospice providers. One of the biggest complaints – and this has been stated by …
Watch your back – A New Tactic by National Agencies
National home health agencies have largely been focusing on swallowing as many agencies as possible to reduce the threat of competition. They have also been trying to close the continuum …