News from NAHC: Protect Your HHA Against A Wave Of Denials
Posted on October 21 2009
We’ve got the latest on MACs, RACs & possible new CoPs for HHAs.
Couldn’t make it out to Los Angeles for the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s annual meeting? Don’t despair. Homecare & Hospice News writer Marian Cannell made…
Your Home Health Action Plan for OIG’s 2010 Work Plan
Posted on October 21 2009
How the OIG’s plan to evaluate ‘home health agency profitability’ could hurt YOUR bottom line.
By now, everyone’s had a chance to check out the home health items the HHS Office of Inspector General will tackle in its 2010 Work plan.…
One Denied Therapy Visit Can Cost Your HHA $600
Posted on August 6 2009
Good care that is poorly documented can lead the feds to suspect fraud.
CMS is concerned that the prospective payment system includes financial incentives to provide more therapy than a patient needs, according to physical therapist Cindy Krafft, Peoria, Ill.-based consultant…