Category Archives: Home Health
Florida Hurricane Season Preparation Reminders – Part 1
Hurricane Season starts June 1st, which is not too far in the future to begin preparation and review of your emergency management processes. Most of Florida has been lucky in the past few years, with the not-insignificant exception of Hurricane … Read Full Post
On the Horizon: Big Changes to ADRD Training Requirements
The Florida Legislature is considering a bill which would create the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Training Act. The Act will establish universal Alzheimer’s disease and related disorder (ADRD) training requirements to be used by nursing homes, home health agencies, … Read Full Post
Florida Enacts COVID-19 Business Liability Shield
The Florida legislature recently passed two very similar laws intended to protect business entities from liability for COVID-19-related lawsuits. Although individuals can bring suit against a company or even their employer, if the claim is based on an allegation of … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – OIG Sets Guidelines for Hospitals Referring to Home Health Providers
CMS requires hospitals to provide patients being discharged with a list of home health providers in the area in addition to information about important metrics, such as quality measures, so patients can make informed decisions. The Office of Inspector General … Read Full Post
Opportunities Abound Despite Medicaid Moratorium
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the temporary moratorium on new home health agency enrollments into the Florida Medicaid program through July 29, 2021. However, there currently are other opportunities to become a Florida Medicaid service … Read Full Post
2021 Home Care Outlook is Bright Indeed!
Long term care providers have reason to rejoice based on a survey conducted by Home Health Care News at the end of 2020. Agencies feared the worst last year with the implementation of the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and … Read Full Post
OIG Says CMS Misses the Forest for the Trees
In honesty, OIG didn’t come out and make that statement, but after reading a just-released report, missing the forest for the tress is exactly what seems to have happened. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides auditing services for the … Read Full Post
FLSA Changes to Worker Classifications Effective March 8th
In November, we summarized the proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act and the guidelines for classifying individuals as employees or independent contractors (IC). The Final Rule was just released and will be effective on March 8, 2021. Here … Read Full Post
The APD Provider Business Model
The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) is a Florida agency that administers a Medicaid Waiver Program through the Home and Community-Based Services waiver to the general Medicaid requirements. APD pays providers for services to persons with disabilities through the … Read Full Post
Free webinar on No-Pay RAP Rule for Home Health
Our colleagues at Imark Billing posted an excellent webinar on the “No-Pay RAP Rule;” the handouts are here. As our clients know, CCG does not handle home health billing. We refer clients to Imark, and Lynn Labarta in particular, for … Read Full Post