Category Archives: Home Healthcare Articles

Zone Program Integrity Contractors now Active in Louisiana

ZPIC Audits Reach Louisiana The first news of ZPIC (Zone Program Integrity Contractor) activity in Louisiana came earlier this week. An in home provider organization received a request for 30 records, to be sent within 24 days. The records requested … Continue reading

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Home Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

 The Accountable Care Act is loaded with changes, many of them less than positive for Medicare home health providers. But one area of funding that could provide fertile ground for those who are forward thinking is the Centers for Medicare … Continue reading

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Have you seen this situation? Audit/Denial Analysis by HHSM

The following is a case analysis completed by Home Health Strategic Management: The patient was a 74 y/o female residing in an assisted living facility and was referred to the Home Health agency after reported falls in her residence. There … Continue reading

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