Face-to-Face Documentation Remains Home Health Compliance Risk Area - by...
The home health face-to-face documentation requirement remains a compliance risk area as evidenced by recent government activity. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act changed the home health...
View ArticleHHS Office of Inspector General Issues 2015 Work Plan (Part 1) - by Jennifer...
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released its 2015 Work Plan. The OIG’s Work Plan outlines the reviews and activities the OIG plans to...
View ArticleOIG’s Advisory Opinion Concludes that Free Introductory Visits by Home Health...
A home health care provider’s policy of offering free introductory visits to patients who had already selected it as their home health care provider does not generate prohibited remuneration under the...
View ArticleCMS Publishes Final Rule: Sweeping Changes to Home Health Agency CoPs
On January 13, 2017, CMS published its final rule revising the conditions of participation (CoPs) that home health agencies (HHAs) must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. The final...
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