Home Health & Hospice Week
Miami Home Health Recruiter Lands 3-Year Sentence
A Miami home health recruiter who pled guilty to conspiracy to receive health care kickbacks has landed a 37-month prison sentence. Manuel Lozano worked for Serendipity Home Health in Miami, according to a Department of Justice release. From April 2007 through March 2009, Lozano recruited patients for Serendipity, receiving kickbacks and bribes from the owners and operators of Serendipity in return for allowing the company to bill the Medicare program on behalf of the patients he recruited. Then the agency billed Medicare for home health care and therapy services that were medically unnecessary and/or not provided, according to court documents.
Serendipity billed Medicare about $20 million in the scheme.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Hospice:
CMS Cracks Down On Hospice Diagnosis Coding
Will new guidance broaden what you’re required to cover under the hospice benefit? Hospices are [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
Future Hospice Payment May Depend On Your Coding
Plus: Coding emphasis carries some positives Diagnosis coding may not affect your hospice payment level [...] - Strategy:
Use These 5 Tips To Tackle Hospice Coding
Should you spend money on certified coders? Don’t waste time sitting around to see what [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
VITAS Slapped With False Claims Lawsuit
Suit focuses on continuous home care More proof that the feds are cracking down on [...] - Reimbursement:
Palmetto Starts Reversing RAP Non-Payments
Get your corrective action plan in pronto to clear up cash flow delays. If you’re [...] - Industry Note:
Compare Yourself To Your Peers With Billing Report Data
CBR contractor issues benchmarks. You may not have been one of the nearly 5,000 home [...] - Industry Note:
OIG Has Hospice Inpatient Care In Its Sights
If your hospice lies at either end of the GIP spectrum, expect to take increasing [...] - Industry Note:
Use Claims Error Tool To Reduce Cash Flow Problems
You can facilitate quicker cash flow if you understand why your claims deny. To help [...] - Industry Note:
CMS To Terminate HIQH Next April
If you’ve been ignoring HETS, it may be time to pay attention. By April 2014, [...] - Industry Note:
Provider Lays Off Staff Due To Sequestration
The sequestration cuts are hitting providers where it hurts. Hospice of the Bluegrass in Lexington, [...] - Industry Note:
Miami Home Health Recruiter Lands 3-Year Sentence
A Miami home health recruiter who pled guilty to conspiracy to receive health care kickbacks [...] - Industry Note:
Two Chains' Profits Fall In Latest Quarter
Two publicly traded home care chains saw their earnings fall this quarter. Almost Family Inc. [...] - Industry Note:
County Sheds HHA In Continuing Trend
Livingston County, N.Y. is planning to sell its county home health agency, reports the Livingston [...]
