The 21st Century Cures Act, which was signed into law in December 2016, is poised to change the way home health agencies deliver services. Notably, the act sets new mandates for states to establish policies for Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) of Medicaid-funded home care.
What Is EVV, and Why Is It Being Mandated? As the name suggests, EVV electronically captures: That a home care agency employee provided the agreed-upon point-of-care service The time that a visit began and ended The individual who received the service The date and location of the provided service Most EVV systems rely on GPS to accurately pinpoint when a caregiver arrives at and leaves a specific location, such as a client’s home. Other systems utilize telephone lines, requiring the caregiver to call the agency office via a landline. (This is called Interactive Voice Response, or IVR.) The purpose behind the EVV mandate is to track home health providers and ensure the visits they’re reporting to CMS are actually taking place, that patients are getting the care they require, and that Medicaid is being accurately billed. Unfortunately, Medicaid fraud has been on the rise over the last several years. In fact, in fiscal 2014, the U.S. government recovered $3.3 billion from individuals and companies that attempted to defraud federal health programs. To minimize this fraud risk, effective January 1, 2019, reimbursement for Medicaid services rendered will be tied to meeting EVV requirements. On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 11:28 PM, Jim Lubin <[email protected]> wrote: > search Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 7:54 PM, Bobbie Humphreys < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dose anybody have an article regarding home health aids being tracked? >> Bobbie >> >> "Be the change you want to see in the world". Gandhi >> > >
