Home Health Line Breaking News
05/06/2019
Zahir Shah, 49, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, was sentenced April 22 and ordered to pay full restitution — $8,229,790.28 — for the amount his home health agencies received from Medicare between 2007 and 2017, according to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) release.
05/05/2019
In newly posted frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD), CMS provides details about what financial impact beneficiaries will face if an agency provides care but never receives provisional affirmation.
05/04/2019
During a recent webinar through RACmonitor.com, the director of information management and systems for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) provided an update on the Electronic Case Adjudication and Processing Environment (ECAPE).
04/28/2019
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold a meeting May 14 to discuss issues involving whistleblower protection.
04/27/2019
Under the PPS, if an agency provides four visits or fewer to a patient, it will result in a LUPA.
04/26/2019
CMS has posted two job aids to help agencies ensure they’re submitting all the information necessary for pre-claim reviews during the review choice demonstration.
04/23/2019
by: DecisionHealth
Coders will have new ICD-10-CM codes to report pressure-induced deep tissue damage, acute versus chronic embolism and thrombosis and fractures of the facial bones around the eye, among other changes.
04/23/2019
by: DecisionHealth
Coders will have new ICD-10-CM codes to report pressure-induced deep tissue damage, acute versus chronic embolism and thrombosis and fractures of the facial bones around the eye, among other changes.
04/20/2019
CMS in its latest quarterly OASIS Q&As provided agencies with additional clarity about GG0170P (Mobility, Picking up object).
04/20/2019
by: Post-Acute Advisor
The Department of Labor has published three Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the minimum salary requirement for an employee to qualify for overtime, which forms of payment can be included and excluded in the “time and one-half” calculation when determining workers’ overtime rates, and clarifications of and revisions to the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint employer arrangements.

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