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Health Care Fraud: Home Health Care Agency Owners on Wanted List
Author: RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press
Date: February 7, 2011
WASHINGTON – Health care fraud once was a faceless crime. Now it has a mug shot, even a smile. Medicare and Medicaid scams cost taxpayers more than $60 billion a year, but bank holdups are more likely to get greater attention. The government wants the public's help in trying to catch more... Keep Reading
Five Benefits of Using Web-based Home Health Care Software
Author: Eva Garcia RN
Date: February 2, 2011
1. Improve agency collaboration Effective web based software provides home health care organizations the ability to collaborate in real-time from anywhere at anytime. Clinical and administrative staff have access to real-time information regarding all agency activities and and can make decisions faster and more accurately. The complete availability of a patient’s medical... Keep Reading
Home Health Patients may be affected by Medicaid Funding Problems Nationwide
Author: Jason Millman, The Hill
Date: February 1, 2011
There is "no simple answer" for Medicaid funding problems plaguing the states as they grapple with massive budget deficits, the Medicare chief said Thursday afternoon. With a majority of the states asking the federal government to ease Medicaid requirements, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Don Berwick said his... Keep Reading
Home health care provider left ailing after financial woes
Author: Kristen Consillio, Star Advertiser
Date: January 28, 2011
A longtime Hawaii home health care provider has cut staff by half and closed a Maui division due to Medicare cuts and internal accounting problems that led to delayed insurance reimbursements. Carolyn Frutoz-de Harne, owner of Hawaii Healthcare Professionals Inc., said she downsized over the past six months to 55 employees... Keep Reading
New measures planned to fight Medicare fraud
Author: KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press
Date: January 25, 2011
MIAMI (AP) — Federal health officials announced new security measures Monday to combat Medicare fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations. Authorities recovered $4 billion in health care fraud judgments last year — a record high up 50 percent from 2009 — according to a... Keep Reading
Health care fraud crackdown nets $4 billion
Author: Parija Kavilanz, CNN Money
Date: January 24, 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The government collected a whopping $4 billion last year -- the largest sum ever recovered in a single year -- through its health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts, according to a new report Monday. "This is the highest annual amount ever recovered from people who attempted... Keep Reading
Top Ten Health Care Compliance Risks for 2011
Author: zpicaudit.com
Date: January 24, 2011
(December 31, 2010): In case you missed it, Congress, President Obama and the healthcare regulators had a banner year with respect to regulatory activism in 2010. Over the next several weeks we will be releasing a series of articles on our website addressing these dramatic changes and the... Keep Reading
7 Elements To Selecting Home Heath Care Software
Author: Yvonne D. Olusi BSN, RN, CLNC, COS-C, ACHCE
Date: January 20, 2011
Selecting the right home healthcare software application for your business is not an easy task. Whether opting to hire external consultants, go it alone, or just rely on sales people, the level of complexity remains the same. With the growing number of software vendors, the process of selecting the... Keep Reading
Medicare ranks will swell as baby boomers begin retiring
Author: Ana Veciana-Suarez ,The Miami Herald
Date: January 18, 2011
Baby boomers, the generation that once vowed to never trust anyone over 30, begin turning 65 this year. This is a historic moment, ushering a demographic tsunami through the threshold of old age. Though this birthday no longer guarantees full retirement benefits, the big six-five still means one thing: Medicare eligibility.... Keep Reading
Seniors may have to pay for Medicare home health
Author: RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press
Date: January 17, 2011
WASHINGTON – Medicare recipients could see a sizable new out-of-pocket charge for home health visits if Congress follows through on a recommendation issued Thursday by its own advisory panel. Until now, home health visits from nurses and other providers have been free of charge to patients. But the Medicare Payment Advisory... Keep Reading
Health system reform expected to boost house calls
Author: VICTORIA STAGG ELLIOTT , amednews staff
Date: January 10, 2011
For a time during his 17 years of running a house call-based practice, the pay was so bad for Tom Cornwell, MD, that his family lived off his wife's income. But physicians like Dr. Cornwell say they are finding themselves much more in demand. During the last decade, Medicare has increased... Keep Reading
New Medicare Billing Changes for Nursing and Therapy Visits
Author: Yvonne D. Olusi BSN, RN, CLNC, COS-C, ACHCE
Date: January 7, 2011
New Medicare Rule: Reporting of Additional Data on HHA claims for Nursing and Therapy Visits In order for CMS to collect more specific information regarding the types of services provided to home health patients, CMS is has revised the current descriptions for existing G-codes for physical therapists (G0151), occupational therapists (G0152),... Keep Reading
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