Crown Medical Solutions Pays $825K to Settle DME Fraud Allegations
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Legislation & Regulation
Coverage of federal and state legislation and regulation affecting HME providers, home health agencies and patients.
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New Disclosure Rule Requires Providers to Dig Up 5 Years of Records
A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare (CMS) would give the agency broad power to deny or revoke a home health agency’s or home medical equipment provider’s Medicare enrollment or application for enrollment if they are found to have an improper relationship. However, even though the Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process rule is scheduled to go into effect Nov. 4, 2019, that will very likely not be the reality of the situation, said Paul Giles, the director of Home Health Finance for Dignity Health. That’s because, even though CMS has outlined what information it will require providers to turn over, it has not yet revised the form that will be used—CMS Form 855—and which needs significant alterations. That, Giles…Read More →: New Disclosure Rule Requires Providers to Dig Up 5 Years of Records -
How Disruption & Data are Moving Health Care Forward
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The Case for Prior Authorization in Home Respiratory Therapy
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Aligning on PDGM & PDPM Changes
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PDGM by the Numbers
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Homecare Providers Say PDGM Compliance is an Opportunity to Strengthen Care
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3 Big Issues Facing Homecare & Hospice
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Home Health’s New Regulatory & Legislative Landscape
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3 Areas of HME Advocacy Propelling the Industry Forward
AAHomecare is tackling new challenges and looking forward in mid-2019Read More →: 3 Areas of HME Advocacy Propelling the Industry Forward -
Opinion: Simplify Medicare’s Overly Complex Auditing Process for Home Respiratory Care
Reimbursements withheld due to physician errors harm oxygen providersRead More →: Opinion: Simplify Medicare’s Overly Complex Auditing Process for Home Respiratory Care
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