Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) paused much of its audit activity during the COVID Public Health Emergency, the most recent rounds of Medicare audit activity may represent the first “look” at the...more
As the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) approaches the three-year mark, what initially seemed like the “new” normal seems closer to just plain normal for many healthcare providers. As a result, while the Department of...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently updated its 2021 Work Plan in January to include audits of Medicare Part B and home health telehealth services by OIG’s Office...more
If the looming threat of the Review Choice Demonstration which recently began in Illinois was not sufficient to make home health agencies a little anxious, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector...more
On November 17, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Memorandum to State Survey Agency Directors outlining the process by which Medicare will eliminate existing Home Health Agency (HHA)...more
On July 7, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a final rule to delay the effective date of the new conditions of participation (CoPs) for home health agencies, which is scheduled to be published...more
In August 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated a three-year Pre-Claim Review Demonstration for home health agencies (HHA) in Illinois, with plans to expand the demonstration shortly afterwards to...more
The final quarter of 2016 ended with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing Performant Recovery, Inc. (Performant) as the new national Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) to focus solely on Home Health,...more