Home Health Line
07/06/2009
Double-check all faxes coming from your RHHIs. They may be fakes.
07/06/2009
Recovery Audit Contractors’ computerized reviews might already have started in certain states, and more complex reviews will be coming soon, according to a newly released phase-in strategy for RAC reviews.
07/06/2009
The Justice Department announced indictments June 26 of eight individuals and two affiliated Miami HHAs for a $22 million fraud scheme that has contributed to the outlier problem.
07/06/2009
CMS will post a revised OASIS-C document along with the OASIS-C data specifications for vendors on July 6.
07/06/2009
The average length of hospice service varies by location, from as short as about two weeks to more than three months, according to fourth quarter 2008 data from Outcome Concept
06/29/2009
A draft health care reform bill by top House Democrats is more evidence that HHAs are headed for landmark changes in how Medicare pays them.
06/29/2009
Mercy Homecare’s clinicians save 15 minutes during admission visits by having patients sign a single form that acknowledges several other forms were received and explained.
06/29/2009
A five-year federal prison sentence for a Pasadena, Calif., woman accused of illegally recruiting home health patients is another sign of the government’s battle against Medicare fraud. But some agency
06/29/2009
Request an extension to review your files when you receive a record request from the Recovery Audit Contractors, because you may have reason to fight the alleged overpayment.
06/29/2009
CMS computer glitch delayed Home Health Compare update. On June 18, CMS announced that it updated its Home Health Compare Web site, but a computer glitch prevented the new scores

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