The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) has sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), pushing the agency to give hospice organizations more time to comply with upcoming cost report changes. Industry organizations await CMS’ final version of the revised Hospice Cost & Data Report, which proposes significant […]
The controversial face-to-face encounter requirements have been the subject of concern for many home health care organizations, whose staff and physicians must complete hours of “burdensome” paperwork to comply with the new regulations, industry professionals say. But with a surge in the use of electronic health records, a product has emerged that is helping physicians […]
The home health care industry has become a draw for less educated workers, who account for nearly 49% of the total health care workforce in the nation’s largest metro areas, according to a new report by research firm Brookings Institution. While individuals with less than a bachelor’s degree (“pre-baccalaureate”) work in multiple health care occupations, […]
A Miami resident who owned a home health care company and was the administrator of another pleaded guilty for her involvement in a $74 million Medicare fraud scheme. Elsa Ruiz, 45, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke to one count of conspiracy to commit heath care fraud. According to court documents, Ruiz […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has scaled back its restrictions requiring all hospice drugs to be approved before they can be dispensed. Now, prior authorization will only be necessary for four categories of prescription drugs: analgesics, anti-nauseants, laxatives and anti-anxiety medications, according to a recent CMS memorandum. “We recognize that the operational […]
An Illinois couple has been arrested and charged with several counts of health care fraud after allegedly bilking Medicare for more than $800,000 and paying kickbacks for referrals of Medicare patients. John Yousefzai and Armanouhi Arzomanian owned and operated Medicose Home Health Care Service, Inc., which employed physicians and provided in-home medical services to patients. […]
The Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services is offering $3.5 million in funding to providers who implement innovative projects designed to improve home and community-based services (HCBS). The performance-improvement funding will go toward 27 projects in 39 Minnesota counties, and will allow providers of services to aging Minnesotans, people with disabilities and the deaf to […]
Senior care and home care solutions merge in AOD Software’s recent acquisition of Stratis Business Systems, Inc., a leader in home health and home care cloud-based software. The acquisition will address the growing need for integrated solutions, as more seniors are looking for ways to age in place and receive in-home care. “As senior living […]
In an effort to improve patient care and reduce costs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a $100 million initiative to provide federal tools and resources to state Medicaid programs. The Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP), developed with input from the National Governors Association, is CMS’ latest effort to support payment and […]
LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG), a home health, hospice and post-acute health care services provider, announced that it will acquire Life Care Home Health, Inc. and its operating subsidiaries for $10 million in cash. The acquisition will bring to LHC Group’s portfolio 14 home health agencies across seven states, increasing the company’s geographical footprint to 352 […]
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