Search for: "Hospice Care Corporation"
Results 101 - 120
of 148
Sort by Relevance
|
Sort by Date
23 May 2013, 4:33 am
This is a facility that is owned by a corporation that controls hundreds of nursing homes nationwide. [read post]
2 May 2013, 8:36 pm
According to DOJ’s press release: The United States has filed suit against Chemed Corporation and various wholly owned hospice subsidiaries, including Vitas Hospice Services LLC and Vitas Healthcare Corporation, alleging false Medicare billings for hospice services, the Justice Department announced today. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 5:41 am
Patients admitted to a hospice stop receiving care to cure their illnesses and instead receive medical care focused on providing them with relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a terminal illness. [read post]
23 Feb 2013, 5:00 pm
OCR Pops Idaho Hospice In 1st HIPAA Breach Settlement Affecting < 500 Patients; Providence To Pay $100000 & Implement Other Safeguards; OCR Hits Alaska Medicaid For $1.7M+ For HIPAA Security Breach; OCR Audit Program Kickoff Further Heats HIPAA Privacy Risks; $1.5 Million HIPAA Settlement Reached To Resolve 1st OCR Enforcement Action Prompted By HITECH Act Breach Report; HIPAA Heats Up: HITECH Act Changes Take Effect & OCR Begins Posting Names,… [read post]
21 Feb 2013, 4:30 am
Here's an overview of the conference sessions:Day One -- Monday, April 22, 2013 Conference Welcome & Opening Remarks Keynote Address: "The Sustainable Ombuds: Taking Charge of Taking Care" — R. [read post]
25 Jan 2013, 8:46 am
For purposes of the act, a health care entity is any of the following that employs a physician to provide physician services: (1) a hospital registered with the Department of Health, (2) a for-profit or nonprofit corporation, (3) a limited liability company, (4) a health insuring corporation, (5) a partnership, or (6) a professional association that, under Ohio law, must be composed only of individuals authorized to perform a professional service. [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 4:12 pm
The commitment of OCR to enforcement most recently was demonstrated by its recent settlement with Hospice of North Idaho (HONI). [read post]
7 Jan 2013, 2:45 pm
Auditing and monitoring simply means having a reliable, periodic system to “audit” or check up on various aspects of facility and corporate operations which are a part of your corporate compliance program. [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 12:46 pm
That’s the clear message of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in its announcement of its first settlement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule involving a breach of ePHI of fewer than 500 individuals by a HIPAA-covered entity, Hospice of North Idaho (HONI). [read post]
12 Nov 2012, 9:03 am
If we don't take care of Medicare, we will make it impossible for money to be spent on other social services. [read post]
28 Sep 2012, 2:50 pm
Ed Kaye of Fraser Valley law firm Waterstone Law was a presenter in an advanced care planning workshop offered by the Chilliwack Hospice Society, and Daniel Sorensen blogged about the importance of being fair in employee terminations. [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 12:25 pm
The World of Medicare Contractors As the number of stand-alone health care providers continues to decrease, the number of corporate relationships between companies hired by CMS to ensure the integrity of the Medicare program and Medicare providers continues to increase. [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 7:25 am
The World of Medicare Contractors As the number of stand-alone health care providers continues to decrease, the number of corporate relationships between companies hired by CMS to ensure the integrity of the Medicare program and Medicare providers continues to increase. [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 7:25 am
The World of Medicare Contractors As the number of stand-alone health care providers continues to decrease, the number of corporate relationships between companies hired by CMS to ensure the integrity of the Medicare program and Medicare providers continues to increase. [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 7:25 am
The World of Medicare Contractors As the number of stand-alone health care providers continues to decrease, the number of corporate relationships between companies hired by CMS to ensure the integrity of the Medicare program and Medicare providers continues to increase. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 8:47 am
Clients include solo practitioners, group practices, hospitals, hospice organizations and health systems. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 1:53 pm
Within Medicare hospice care there are two types of services: routine and continuous home care. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 6:29 am
Most hospice care is billed at a routine care level. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 7:35 am
Most hospice care is billed at the routine care level. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 10:12 am
As Amaris Elliott-Engel at The Legal Intelligencer is reporting, Last month, the House voted on the third consideration and final passage of House Bill 1907 103-89 to amend the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act to cap punitive damages in lawsuits against personal care homes, assisted living communities, long-term care nursing facilities, home care agencies, home health care agencies and hospices at 200 percent of… [read post]
