A home health care agency that receives government reimbursement for services provided must have a compliance program in place, and the business owner or Compliance Officer should be responsible for implementing this program. Home health care agencies must comply with...
Home Health Agencies
Considerations in selling a health care business
If you own a home health care agency, hospice or other health care-related business, a time may come when you start to think about selling it. Maybe you have reached the stage of life where you are considering retirement, or maybe you have found that holding on to the...
RN sentenced to four years in Texas health care fraud
It's a little more than a 3-hour drive north of Austin to get to Rowlett. The Dallas suburb is home to a registered nurse recently sentenced to spend 4 years in a federal prison for her participation in a health care fraud that prosecutors said included nearly $375...
Study: Home health care suffers when doctors fail to communicate
Home health care professionals know it. And with the recent publication of a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, physicians, patients, patients' families and others might understand it as well: miscommunication by doctors can lead to negative health...
3 benefits of investing in a home health care franchise
Are you looking for the next big thing but do not want to worry about the stress of completely starting from scratch? You might consider purchasing an existing health care franchise or business. One franchise that has grown at a great rate over the past few years is...
In home health care, miscommunications can result in readmission
The late actor Paul Newman had a number of iconic roles, but perhaps none more memorable than charming bad boy Cool Hand Luke. Perhaps no line summed up the character better than his taunting of authority when he said at the film's end, "What we've got here is a...
Who is liable for the licensure of health care agency staff?
Hospitals and other medical facilities have fluctuating staffing needs that make it difficult to rely solely on a roster of full- and part-time employees. Contracting with a staffing agency can help fill the gaps and ensure there are medical professionals available on...
Advantages of buying a home health agency
If you always wanted to own a home health agency (or a similar business such as an adult day care) and decided that it is financially feasible to do so, there are a few advantages to buying an existing agency versus starting one from scratch. Of course, there are...
Home health agency ‘red flags’ for Medicare fraud
Home health care is becoming a more expansive, more vibrant and more important industry every year. And with growth also comes regulation. After years of deliberations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule in January that establishes...