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Intrepid USA Settles FCA Allegations for Home Health, Hospice Claims

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“This settlement reflects our commitment to ensuring that these benefits are used to care for those who need them and not just to enrich those who seek to provide them.” The Justice Department alleges that 19 Intrepid locations between 2016 and 2021 submitted home health Medicare claims for ineligible patients.

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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

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Patients may be receiving several visits from these professionals during the last days of life, or multiple visits on the same day, that do not count toward the measure, she said. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a financial incentive to foster better performance on the measure, the service-intensity add-on.

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The Care Team Steps into Indiana with 1st Care Acquisition

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Symmetries workplace culture and care delivery between the two companies were among the key draws in the deal, according to The Care Team CEO Dan Shoemaker. The Care Team and 1st Care share similar cultures and a strong commitment to quality patient care,” Shoemaker said in an announcement. “‘We

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Jet Health Acquires Trio Home Health and Hospice

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Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in the state runs high and reached 52.1% that year, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization reported. Jet Health also operates hospice, home health, personal care, and private nursing care services under the Klarus brand. currently, according to the U.S.

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How Emerging Hospice Regulations Could Impact Providers

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has honed in on hospice program integrity, rolling out a swath of new measures to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in the space. A report from OIG found that roughly one-third of Medicare claims for hospice GIP services are billed in error, the OIG indicated.

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Key to the Continuum: Hospice Providers Eye Primary Care Businesses

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Consequently, many have launched additional business lines that enable them to reach patients sooner as well as capitalize on emerging value-based payment models. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)] believes that primary care is going to be the answer to this fragmented care problem.

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HHS: Hospice, Post-Acute Providers Lag on EMR Interoperability

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Hospices and other post-acute health care providers lag behind hospitals and ambulatory settings when it comes to electronic health record (EMR) interoperability. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), a federal agency designed to foster greater health care interoperability.

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