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HCLA Webinar Preventing the Revocation of Your Home Health or Hospice Agency from the Medicare Program – Tips on Avoiding an Adverse Action and on Responding to Such an Event Tuesday, January 27, 2026 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST Duration: 60 Minutes Jennifer Papapanagiotou JD, MS, BS Christin Thompson JD,
TAHCH Webinar Updates on Vaccine and Mask Mandates Tuesday, January 4, 2023 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST Duration: 60 Minutes Jennifer Papapanagiotou JD, MS, BS Heidi Kocher JD, CHC, MBA, BS COVID vaccine and mask mandates have come, been amended, been removed for some occupations or sites and left in
(October 3, 2022): Aquatic therapy is a common method of rehabilitation and maintenance for several types of injuries and conditions, and the practice is widely accepted by Medicare, Medicaid and many private payors. Historically, both payors and law enforcement have routinely audited aquatic therapy claims. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initially suspended
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(July 28, 2022): The business side of medicine has changed considerably over the last decade. Health care laws, regulations, and administrative policies are constantly evolving. A number of these changes have impacted health care practices, billing companies, and the third-party billing contracts executed between these parties. From its earliest beginnings, the majority of third-party billing
(April 19, 2022): Despite our government’s best efforts, opioid overdose deaths in America are continuing to spiral out of control. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during the period April 2020 through April 2021, the number of overdose deaths were more than 30% higher than the previous year. While many
TAHCH Webinar Vaccination Mandates Wednesday, January 5, 2022 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST In July 2021, President Biden began rolling out vaccination mandates covering federal employees and contractors. At that time, President Biden also called on employers to implement their own vaccination mandates. Since that time, thousands of organizations around
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST Using PEPPER to Assist You in Analyzing Your Home Health Claims Practices For several years now, CMS has been moving from a broad Probe and Educate program to a more targeted one. The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER)
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 The Importance of Incorporation and Asset Protection for Home Health and Hospice Agencies Unfortunately, sometimes even your best efforts are insufficient to keep an organization solvent. If your third-party billing company or your practice is forced into bankruptcy, can you be held liable? Are your personal assets at risk? What impact
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST OIG Work Plan 2021 – Is Your Home Health, Hospice or Personal Care Agency in the Government’s Crosshairs? The Office of Inspector General’s “Work Plan” is its general audit and investigative plan for the upcoming year. The publication of OIG’s Work
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(January 26, 2021): Under the Anti-Kickback Statute (Anti-Kickback Statute), what constitutes a referral? Notably, neither the term referral nor the term referring (as it is referred to in the law) are defined in the statute. While you may be tempted to argue that a referral only occurs when one party refers a beneficiary to another party
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