Comments on: Medicare Opens Additional Fraud Enforcement Offices http://www.homehealthnews.org/2009/12/medicare-opens-additional-fraud-enforcement-offices/ Helping home health care workers thrive Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:09:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: michael http://www.homehealthnews.org/2009/12/medicare-opens-additional-fraud-enforcement-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-332 michael Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:40:08 +0000 http://www.homehealthnews.org/?p=656#comment-332 Fraud accusations have been reported from one agency against another to hinder competition. What a world of sharks we are living in! Fraud accusations have been reported from one agency against another to hinder competition. What a world of sharks we are living in!

]]> By: Tim Rowan http://www.homehealthnews.org/2009/12/medicare-opens-additional-fraud-enforcement-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Tim Rowan Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:55:21 +0000 http://www.homehealthnews.org/?p=656#comment-168 Michael is correct. Fraud accusations can result from intentional illegal activity or from mere sloppiness. Fiscal intermediaries and RACs will be looking for documentation errors or omissions that will allow them to take back payments you have already received and probably spent. And now the FBI and DEA will be helping HHS determine whether you should also pay huge fines and possibly do some jail time. If your agency is in business for the purpose of defrauding Medicare, this would be a good time to close up shop and find a different scam to run. If you are organized for the purpose of providing excellent patient care, this would be a great time to enhance your clinical training program, especially in the area of assessment and visit note documentation. Our sister newsletters, Home Care Technology Report and The Informed Home Care Clinician will soon be running a list of state association and vendor training offerings. Tim Michael is correct. Fraud accusations can result from intentional illegal activity or from mere sloppiness. Fiscal intermediaries and RACs will be looking for documentation errors or omissions that will allow them to take back payments you have already received and probably spent. And now the FBI and DEA will be helping HHS determine whether you should also pay huge fines and possibly do some jail time. If your agency is in business for the purpose of defrauding Medicare, this would be a good time to close up shop and find a different scam to run. If you are organized for the purpose of providing excellent patient care, this would be a great time to enhance your clinical training program, especially in the area of assessment and visit note documentation. Our sister newsletters, Home Care Technology Report and The Informed Home Care Clinician will soon be running a list of state association and vendor training offerings.

Tim

]]> By: michael http://www.homehealthnews.org/2009/12/medicare-opens-additional-fraud-enforcement-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-167 michael Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:14:51 +0000 http://www.homehealthnews.org/?p=656#comment-167 We have worked very hard in many ways to draw such attention. This enforcement is long overdue. unfortunately it will come with significant amounts of collateral damage. 2010 is going to be an amazing eye opener of federal activity pointed directly at home-care providers. Protecting yourself is easy but you must make a real effort at it as it will not just happen....... We have worked very hard in many ways to draw such attention. This enforcement is long overdue. unfortunately it will come with significant amounts of collateral damage.

2010 is going to be an amazing eye opener of federal activity pointed directly at home-care providers.

Protecting yourself is easy but you must make a real effort at it as it will not just happen…….

]]> By: Tim Rowan http://www.homehealthnews.org/2009/12/medicare-opens-additional-fraud-enforcement-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Tim Rowan Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:39:46 +0000 http://www.homehealthnews.org/?p=656#comment-164 Allison, Thank you for your kind comment and support. If you would care to use our newsletter to promote your service helping to drive Medicare beneficiaries to Medicare Advantage plans, please feel free to contact our advertising consultant at kristin@homehealthnews.org. Sincerely, The Editor Allison,
Thank you for your kind comment and support. If you would care to use our newsletter to promote your service helping to drive Medicare beneficiaries to Medicare Advantage plans, please feel free to contact our advertising consultant at kristin@homehealthnews.org.
Sincerely,
The Editor

]]> By: Allison http://www.homehealthnews.org/2009/12/medicare-opens-additional-fraud-enforcement-offices/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Allison Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:05:21 +0000 http://www.homehealthnews.org/?p=656#comment-163 It’s good to see efforts being taken to stop Medicare fraud. Another good resource about fraud and things to do and watch out for to prevent Medicare fraud can be found at http://... It’s good to see efforts being taken to stop Medicare fraud. Another good resource about fraud and things to do and watch out for to prevent Medicare fraud can be found at http://...

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