Home Health Line
03/29/2012

The False Claims Act is the government’s most successful fraud enforcement tool, especially since whistleblowers – individuals who bring suspected fraud to the government’s attention – are able to receive up to 30% of the money recovered from the violator. 

03/29/2012

CMS will provide free webinar trainings on hospice quality reporting in April

03/26/2012

Capital Home Health Care in Leesburg, Va., has seen hospital referrals increase by 25% within the past four months, says Jessica Smith, the agency’s VP of marketing and sales. The agency first implemented its targeted marketing campaign eight months ago.

03/26/2012

Providers have three more months until enforcement of the new 5010 claim submission standard begins, CMS announced March 15.

03/26/2012

Make sure your agency is looking closely at actual patient needs for home health services to prevent unnecessary low-utilization payment adjustments (LUPAs) in cases where a patient may require more than four visits.

03/26/2012

Make sure your on-call pay meets wage-and-hour requirements: The government is cracking down on home health agencies’ mistakes.

03/26/2012

Wage-and-hour rules aren’t the only thing tripping up agencies when it comes to on-call policies. If your agency doesn’t comply with its own policy, it could result in a deficiency during your next CMS state survey.

03/26/2012

Use this flow chart to navigate complicated rules for compensation when employees spend time on call after hours and on weekends. The tool was created by HHL and vetted by wage-and-hour expert John Gilliland with the Gilliland Law Firm in Indianapolis.

03/22/2012

Congress should create a home health copay and authorize faster case-mix changes to reduce reimbursement for home health agencies, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommends in its annual report.

03/22/2012

Show hospitals you can help them avoid penalties for readmissions and you’ll be ideally positioned to become a trusted referral source and care-transition partner.

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