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- If my agency makes drastic changes to adapt to PDGM, might CMS target us as though we're committing fraud?
At this point, I would suggest you don't do anything drastic.
- Explain CMS' moratoria for agencies in certain areas and how the demonstration recently changed.
The demonstration gives an opportunity for providers and suppliers otherwise subject to the moratoria to enroll and furnish services within a moratorium area if CMS determines that there are access-to-care issues in a particular geographic area.
- Is it legal to have one of our home health patients pay the same CNA privately on the days the patient is not being seen under the home health benefit?
Does the patient require hours your agency is not providing, but should be?
- Can you give pointers on "environmental cleaning and disinfection" as mentioned in draft guidelines for the revised CoPs?
You should have a policy in place that describes things like a bag barrier and how to clean your equipment.
- What advice do you have about how an agency could improve when it comes to timely initiation of care?
This is a difficult question to answer, not knowing your agency processes. But there are several areas you may want to examine.
- Can you explain in this scenario whether our surveyor is correct and what our agency should do?
In the scenario you discuss, your agency is in Indiana and are currently going through a federal survey.