Home Health

Home health agency to pay $2.1 million in DOJ settlement

A home health agency has paid $2.1 million to settle claims of improper billing for services provided to patients in Florida, according to an announcement May 5, 2022, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Kentucky, where the agency is headquartered. According to a complaint filed in the United States District Court …

COVID-19

FDA limits authorization for J&J COVID-19 vaccine

In a new message to providers May 5, 2022, CMS is noting that the FDA has limited the authorized use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is now only authorized for patients 18 years or older: For whom other authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccines are not accessible or clinically appropriateWho elect …

Featured Event

2022 Private Duty National Conference & Expo

Join us for the largest, national private duty event: DecisionHealth’s 25^th Annual Private Duty National Conference & Expo, Oct. 17 – 19, 2022, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Join hundreds of private duty executives from top-performing agencies and hear real-world, first-hand success stories on how to differentiate your company, create quality standards, manage growth, and capture market share that lasts into the next decade. This 2½-day conference and expo will cover real-life examples of how private duty home care agencies can recruit, diversity, and grow!

Featured Podcast

National Nurses Week Podcast: Bringing Staffing Back to Safe Levels in Long-Term Care

Healthleaders nursing editor, Carol Davis, interviews Reginald Hislop III, the managing partner of H2 Healthcare and consultant, author, and widely recognized thought leader in post-acute care, about the state of nurse staffing in long-term care facilities, and how those facilities can successfully recruit and retain nurses to bring staffing back to safe levels.

Home Health

NOA discharge error resolved, reports NGS

NGS, a Medicare administrative contractor serving agencies in 19 states, reports to its providers that there has been a resolution for the months-long issue with Notices of Admission that was causing a return to provider incorrectly with edit code U537F. The error was due to the Common Working File not correctly recognizing discharges, according to …