How Home Health Agencies Can Stay Off the Fraud Radar

July 14, 2016

Home health agencies are under more scrutiny when it comes to fraud and improper billings than ever before. In a tougher operational climate with higher pressures and more regulations, home health agencies need to be aware of how to fully comply and avoid the fraud radar.

“There is pressure out there,” Dr. Andrew Awoniyi, RN, ND, CDE, Director of Research and Education at home health software company Axxess, told Home Health Care News. The bad actors have gotten a lot more attention than all the good. That perception out there drives some of that scrutiny out there for home health.”

As part of a compliance program, home health agencies should consider utilizing technology to their advantage. Not engaging with technology, particularly related to documentation, can leave companies vulnerable and disadvantaged as the health system continues to evolve.

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