New Financial Penalties Proposed For Non-Compliant Medicare Home Health Providers

Medicare home health provider organizations found to be out of compliance with new Medicare conditions of participation will be at risk of incurring civil monetary penalties of up to $10,000 per day, according to a proposed rule for the Home Health prospective payment system rate update. Compliance issues that are the focus of the proposed rule include those related to patient safety, patient outcomes, and documentation. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to improve the quality of care provided to home health patients through this new way to sanction provider organizations that fail to maintain . . .