EVV was designed to help verify that services billed for home healthcare are for actual visits made. The passing of the Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010 made provisions for reducing fraud and over-payments, requiring states to stop Medicaid payments to providers when there is credible evidence of fraud.

An integrated software platform across these multiple lines of service can provide one patient and employee record to alleviate many of the issues faced by Private Duty Nursing Service Providers

Home Care Agencies often utilize multiple software solutions to manage their operations as they provide multiple lines of service – Private Duty Nursing, Private Duty Non-Medical Personal Care, and Home Health). An integrated software platform across these multiple lines of service can provide one patient and employee record to alleviate many of the issues that arise from using multiple software

From the monumental Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and the unexpected pre-payment phaseout to the expanding Review Choice Demonstration (RCD), these three regulatory hurdles — and other changes — likely set up an even more chaotic year in 2020.