Archive for September 2015
Struggling with ICD-10 implementation? Our firm can help
While many healthcare providers have spent a great deal of time (and money) preparing for the Oct. 1 transition to ICD-10, as with any new system, problems are sure to arise. Remember what happened with the roll-out of Healthcare.gov? Although there have been many implementation delays over the last few years, this no longer is…
Read MoreHealthcare executives on notice, DOJ cracking down on individuals for corporate misconduct
The federal government has taken a tough stance on healthcare fraud for many years. For the most part, companies caught up in the net have responded by paying huge fines and promising not to engage in fraudulent activities again. Despite the billions of dollars paid out, corporate fraud persists. Now, the feds are turning up…
Read MoreOIG opinion: Free home health visits are not kickbacks
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently issued an opinion that a home healthcare provider’s policy to offer free introductory visits to patients who have already chosen it as their provider does not violate the federal anti-kickback statute. In its request for an advisory opinion, the home healthcare provider…
Read MoreFlorida ALFs latest target of Medicaid fraud investigators
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs), and the patient placement agencies with which they work, have become the latest target of Florida’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) investigators. Recently, these agencies have been conducting interviews with ALF owners, managers and marketing personnel at facilities where they suspect possible kickbacks in violations of the Florida Patient Brokering Statute…
Read MoreHME providers take hit following Univita collapse
Late last month, Univita Health Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The move came shortly after the Miramar-based home health services provider shuttered its doors and terminated its Florida Medicaid contracts. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA) has told providers they must continue to provide services to patients for services that were previously authorized…
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