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Private Duty

OIG focuses on life expectancy in latest hospice audit

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has suggested a hospice provider in Fairfield, Calif., repay $3.3 million to Medicare after its latest audit. The report, released earlier this month, alleged 21 of the 100 sampled claims over a two-year period did not support the associated beneficiary’s terminal prognosis. “Specifically, …

Featured Podcast

Acing face-to-face encounters

Getting a clear face-to-face encounter for your patient records is critical to avoid challenges in pre-claim and post-payment reviews. Yet, agencies continue to struggle to clear this important hurdle. Attorney Robert Markette joins us today to talk about face-to-face encounters in home health.

Home Health

OSHA offers free tools to help meet Emergency Temporary Standard

With the new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for health care settings, agencies will want to review the requirements to make sure they are in compliance. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a variety of tools to assist providers, including a worksite checklist. Other tools include: COVID-19 Plan TemplateSample COVID-19 LogEmployer Notification Tool