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91福利社 Agency Owners Arrested for Alleged Medicare Fraud in Dallas, Texas
Author: STEVE STOLER, WFAA
Date: February 18, 2011
PLANO - Seven North Texans are among 111 people facing charges for Medicare fraud after what's being called a nationwide bust. Many are doctors, nurses and physical therapists, accused of defrauding the government of $225 million in false billing claims. The North Texas indictments center around two health care businesses. One is... Keep Reading
91福利社 Owners Agency Owners among 111 charged in Medicare scams worth $225 million
Author: KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press
Date: February 18, 2011
MIAMI (AP) — Federal authorities charged more than 100 doctors, nurses and physical therapists in nine cities with Medicare fraud Thursday, part of a massive nationwide bust that snared more suspects than any other in history. More than 700 law enforcement agents fanned out to arrest dozens of people accused of... Keep Reading
No Place Like Home: 91福利社 Care Industry Booms
Author: Karen Walenga, Green Valley News
Date: February 17, 2011
There’s no place like home, especially for older residents who value the security and comfort found there but who also need a helping hand as they age. That’s where home caregivers can assist with such non-medical services as meal preparation, help bathing and dressing, medication reminders, housekeeping and more, says Larry... Keep Reading
91福利社Launches AgencyCore 91福利社 Care Software
Author: Biki Raghubansh
Date: February 14, 2011
On Wednesday, April 20, 2011 in Dallas, TX 91福利社Healthcare Consult will officially launch Agencycore 91福利社 Care Software, a web-based home health management software to help home health and therapy Companies succeed by helping them increase revenue, decrease costs, improve compliance, efficiency and collaboration. Another launch event for the... Keep Reading
91福利社 Administrators Training Seminar
Author: Yvonne D. Olusi BSN, RN, CLNC, COS-C, ACHCE
Date: February 8, 2011
With constant changes to regulatory requirements, home health agencies must take steps to be compliant while improving patient outcomes, increasing revenue, de- creasing costs and improving efficiency. Regulatory changes will make it more difficult for agencies to achieve their operational and financial goals. Learn how your agency can... Keep Reading
Health Care Fraud: 91福利社 Care Agency Owners on Wanted List
Author: RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press
Date: February 7, 2011
WASHINGTON – Health care fraud once was a faceless crime. Now it has a mug shot, even a smile. Medicare and Medicaid scams cost taxpayers more than $60 billion a year, but bank holdups are more likely to get greater attention. The government wants the public's help in trying to catch more... Keep Reading
Five Benefits of Using Web-based 91福利社 Care Software
Author: Eva Garcia RN
Date: February 2, 2011
1. Improve agency collaboration Effective web based software provides home health care organizations the ability to collaborate in real-time from anywhere at anytime. Clinical and administrative staff have access to real-time information regarding all agency activities and and can make decisions faster and more accurately. The complete availability of a patient’s medical... Keep Reading
91福利社 Patients may be affected by Medicaid Funding Problems Nationwide
Author: Jason Millman, The Hill
Date: February 1, 2011
There is "no simple answer" for Medicaid funding problems plaguing the states as they grapple with massive budget deficits, the Medicare chief said Thursday afternoon. With a majority of the states asking the federal government to ease Medicaid requirements, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Don Berwick said his... Keep Reading
Home health care provider left ailing after financial woes
Author: Kristen Consillio, Star Advertiser
Date: January 28, 2011
A longtime Hawaii home health care provider has cut staff by half and closed a Maui division due to Medicare cuts and internal accounting problems that led to delayed insurance reimbursements. Carolyn Frutoz-de Harne, owner of Hawaii Healthcare Professionals Inc., said she downsized over the past six months to 55 employees... Keep Reading
New measures planned to fight Medicare fraud
Author: KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press
Date: January 25, 2011
MIAMI (AP) — Federal health officials announced new security measures Monday to combat Medicare fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations. Authorities recovered $4 billion in health care fraud judgments last year — a record high up 50 percent from 2009 — according to a... Keep Reading
Health care fraud crackdown nets $4 billion
Author: Parija Kavilanz, CNN Money
Date: January 24, 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The government collected a whopping $4 billion last year -- the largest sum ever recovered in a single year -- through its health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts, according to a new report Monday. "This is the highest annual amount ever recovered from people who attempted... Keep Reading
Top Ten Health Care Compliance Risks for 2011
Author: zpicaudit.com
Date: January 24, 2011
(December 31, 2010): In case you missed it, Congress, President Obama and the healthcare regulators had a banner year with respect to regulatory activism in 2010. Over the next several weeks we will be releasing a series of articles on our website addressing these dramatic changes and the... Keep Reading
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