Health care costs will unquestionably increase during the next 30 years, as a result of baby boomers “coming of age” and accessing Medicare benefits. The economic and social impact of …
Medicaid Exclusion Checks
CMS issued a State Medicaid Director Letter (SMDL) in 2009 recommending that States require providers to screen all employees and contractors monthly. However in 2011, CMS issued final regulations mandating States …
Recruiting Across the Generations – Part 1- Define & Contrast
We live during interesting times. Rapid travel and instant communication have linked our communities. Information overload is the norm in our work and personal life. The American workforce consists of …
Importance of Checking Exclusions
Checking exclusions is a key component of any viable compliance program. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services maintains a list …
Physical Therapy Provider Enters into HIPAA Settlement
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced yet another enforcement action. Specifically, OCR opened a compliance review of Concentra Health Services (Concentra) upon …
OIG 2014 Work Plan Includes Physical Therapy
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published their 2014 Work Plan in the end of January. The OIG 2014 Work Plan includes physical therapy. Physical therapists in private practice have once again …
Rehab Compliance Confidential
Problems come up all the time in the therapy world and people look to their peers for help, support and resources, whether at hospitals, private practice, nursing home or home …
Recruiting is a Sales Program
It’s the end of another long work day and you will either go home late or leave projects uncompleted. Perhaps you see opportunities for growth of your practice but have …
The “Five R’s” of Recruiting
Recruiting for medical practices would be much easier if hiring was as simple as going to the drive-thru window at McDonalds. “Hold the onions and extra pickles” would be my …
Fall Prevention: Current Perspectives, Tools with Evidence
Overview Falls remain an urgent public health concern, increasing in magnitude with the rapidly emerging and growing aging baby-boomer demographic. Older adults sustaining a prior fall are 3 times more …