There is a serious battle brewing between NAHC and CMS. NAHC Vice President for Law Bill Dombi has written a letter of complaint to CMS regarding the behavior and competence of one Zone Program Integrity Contractor, Health Integrity, LLC. The letter accuses Health Integrity’s Vice President for Operations, a Mr. James Hargrove, of improper, over-zealous […]
As an advocate of technology in home care for the last 13 years, HCTR believes we should adopt an editorial position on the events of last week. The crime ring allegedly created by a Dallas-area physician could not have been successful had the state mandated the use of Electronic Visit Verification by home care agencies. Other states would be well-advised to take the six-year, $375 million fraud operation as a warning, not to merely step up investigation efforts but to put prevention measures in place. We have some measures to suggest.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius revealed on February 17 that the H.E.A.T. Strike Force effort has returned $6.80 for every taxpayer dollar spent. Two new cities will open H.E.A.T. offices this month.
