Sometimes things are not what they appear to be. Nevertheless, our legal system so often finds a way to deliver justice, even after someone has been accused and convicted of crimes. That is the case with a doctor and owner of a home health care business.The two were...
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Health care’s bounty system
In the Old West, bounty hunters wore cowboy hats and spurs. They would pursue fugitives across plains, through valleys and over mountains in search of a payday. Today, bounty hunters wear business attire and might work for the federal government, suppliers of durable...
Selling your home services? Follow these tips
Anyone who runs a home health agency knows how all-consuming it can be: You care deeply about your patients, you have hired the best employees out there and you put in the effort to make your care extra personal. Now, after countless hours of hard work, you are ready...
Sleep and meals do not count as work in 24-hour shifts
In the state of New York, there is a long-standing practice that if a home care attendant works a 24-hour shift, their employer need only pay them for 13 hours of work. This is because the remaining 11 hours are spent, presumably, eating meals and sleeping. Although...
Home health agency ‘red flags’ for Medicare fraud
Home health care is becoming a more expansive, more vibrant and more important industry every year. And with growth also comes regulation. After years of deliberations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule in January that establishes...