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Know the Center for Program Integrity goals from CMS.gov

Posted by Mike Holihan on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 @ 02:59 PM

For any provider agency operating with Medicaid funds, being aware and in compliance with all of the state and federal regulations is a must.  Compliance is so important in this industry and we at MediSked don't take it lightly.  But whether or not you are using an Agency Management Platform to manage your compliance initiatives, it's important to know what auditors are looking for.  According to The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (www.cms.gov), there are six centers and nine offices across the country that provide program management for all areas.  One of the centers is the Center for Program Integrity and is the main center for prevention and detection of all national and state-wide fraud and abuse issues for Medicaid.  Last February, CPI reorganized into five groups to better target program integrity policies.  Below is a brief description of those five groups.  If you would like the full report on this, please click here.
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Tags: Compliance, CMS

See the difference with Utilization Management

Posted by Mike Holihan on Thu, Nov 15, 2012 @ 12:56 PM

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Tags: Utilization Management, Provider Agencies, Medicaid

Is there a scheduling solution for direct support staff?

Posted by Mike Holihan on Tue, Nov 13, 2012 @ 04:29 PM

Whether you are a home care or human service agency that has formal schedules or not, chances are you have encountered times when direct support staff has either been late, no-showed, or called off a shift that was assigned to them.  In fact, in our travels to provider agencies across the country, one of the biggest challenges we hear echoed time and again is employee management.  If you are managing direct support staff shifts and schedules via paper, whiteboards, or any other manual method you are not optimizing your reimbursement or revenue potential and more importantly, risking not delivering the highest quality of care.  Here are some reasons why transitioning to an Agency Management Platform, such as Connect, will solve your employee scheduling needs.

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Tags: Direct Support Professionals, Staff Management, Scheduling

Going Paperless: How much paper do you really use?

Posted by Mike Holihan on Fri, Nov 09, 2012 @ 02:02 PM

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Tags: Billing, Paperless / Cloud Based