Physician pays nearly half a million dollars to resolve home healthcare fraud allegations
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 22, 2021
A doctor of osteopathic medicine in Houston has agreed to pay $475,000 to resolve allegations that he falsely certified patients for home health services and received improper payments.
Home Care briefs for Monday, March 22
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 22, 2021
Vaccine booking service now available for seniors in Illinois and Florida … Kentucky passes Senate Bill 61 and Senate Bill 74 to improve dementia care … California woman pleads guilty to Medicare kickback...
Home Care briefs for Friday, March 19
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 19, 2021
Senate confirms Xavier Becerra as HHS secretary … Biden administration to invest more than $12B to expand COVID-19 testing … Senators introduce bill extending moratorium on Medicare sequester cuts...
Growing trend: Doctors and nurses deliver COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 18, 2021
Medical centers and other health organizations have begun sending doctors and nurses to apartment buildings and private homes to vaccinate homebound seniors, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
CMS further delays start of Primary Care First-Seriously Ill Population model
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 17, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has disclosed another delay — but no definitive timeline — of its Primary Care First-Seriously Ill Population physician payment model, which the hospice...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 16
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 16, 2021
CMS delays rule creating Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices … Home health worker admits $14,000 in spending on patient’s credit card … Pay raise for home health aides gains support in...
Weekly, at-home COVID-19 testing would stem pandemic, study finds
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 15, 2021
Without any at-home COVID-19 testing, 11.6 million infections and 119,000 related deaths would occur or a 60-day period, with $10.1 billion in overall costs (inpatient and lost-productivity costs combined)....
At-home care emerges as new approach to handle oxygen therapy for COVID-19 patients
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 15, 2021
More health systems are turning to oxygen in the home to help patients with COVID-19, according to a news report.
With increasing demand comes growing pains for home health, healthcare consultant writes
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 12, 2021
Seth Joseph, the managing director of Summit Health, a boutique strategy consultancy, wrote in Forbes this week that home health is dealing with several challenges as the field grows.
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, March 10
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 10, 2021
Many with dementia outside of nursing homes take risky combinations of medicines … Medicare paid 50% more for neurology drugs over five years while claims rose only 8% … American Board of Telehealth...