Blog - Monthly archives: February 2014

Home Health Agency Ban Extended and Expanded in South Florida

Posted on Health Care Law News February 3, 2014 by author

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced effective January 31, 2014, a six-month moratorium continues for new and pending applications for home health agency providers and suppliers in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties and begins in Broward County. The moratorium, invoked under the Affordable Care Act, also affects other large metropolitan cities such as Read more →

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License Complaint Against CNA Closed with Finding of No Probable Cause

Posted on Firm News February 1, 2014 by author

After consideration of the rebuttal statement prepared by the Firm, the Probable Cause Panel for the Board of Nursing determined that probable cause did not exist and directed the case against a Certified Nurse Assistant represented by the Firm be closed by the Florida Department of Health. The Firm fully investigated the allegations contained in Read more →

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Prepayment Review Lifted

Posted on Firm News February 1, 2014 by author

After attempting to appeal the implementation of a 100% prepayment review by Medicare, a therapy/rehabilitation clinic hired the Firm to assist in challenging the prepayment review. Despite that fact that the client was successfully appealing the denied claims, the Medicare contractor was continuing the prepayment review. The Firm intervened on behalf of the client, using Read more →

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EHR Meaningful Use Audit Success

Posted on Firm News February 1, 2014 by author

In connection with a Medicare EHR incentive payment meaningful use audit, the Firm successfully argued our healthcare practitioner client was in compliance with all requirements for receipt of the Medicare EHR Incentive at the time its attestations were submitted. As such our client was not subject to an overpayment for the monies received. The Client Read more →

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Repeat Medicare Offenders Beware: “New” Sanctions are on the Horizon

Posted on Health Care Law News February 1, 2014 by author

According to a recent HHS-CMS directive that went into effect on January 15, 2014, “CMS has learned from contractors that providers are abusing the program and not changing inappropriate behavior even after extensive education to address these behaviors.” Such providers have now been deemed “recalcitrant,” and the “recalcitrant” category is one into which Medicare providers Read more →

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