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Physician Accommodations in CMS’s Face-to-Face Encounter Rules

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(July 21, 2014): As a condition of Medicare payment, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that prior to certifying a patient’s eligibility for the home health benefit, the certifying physician must document that he or an allowed non-physician practitioner (NPP) had a face-to-face encounter with the patient. This requirement ensures that the physician’s order is […]

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New Face-to-Face Requirements for Hospices and Home Health Agencies

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(May 8, 2011): Over the last year, both hospice and home health agencies have faced a number of regulatory challenges, including but not limited to the face-to-face issue. In many instances (including the new requirement discussed below), these regulatory changes have been implemented in an effort to better ensure that the services ordered are reasonable

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Multiple Texas Health Care Providers and Suppliers Charged in DOJ’s June 2024 Strike Force Takedown

HEAT Strike Force, Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(July 11, 2024): Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has criminally charged 193 defendants with violations of various health care fraud statutes. The government estimates that the fraudulent schemes employed by the defendants resulted in losses of $1.6 billion to Federal, State, and private payor health care programs. These cases are

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Jennifer Papapanagiotou, J.D., M.S.

Jennifer Papapanagiotou focuses her practice on transactional, corporate and regulatory matters for health care providers, including but not limited to: physicians and physician organizations, hospitals, laboratories, home health agencies, hospice providers, mental health professionals, and durable medical equipment companies. She also works extensively with health care management and billing companies. Her work focuses on the

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