Home Health

Being audited by a RAC or UPIC can be incredibly stressful for any health care provider, whether you’re a home medical equipment provider, a physical therapy practice, or a home health agency. Getting fined for billing errors that result in overpayment from an insurance carrier – Medicare or otherwise – can be downright frightful. There are stories galore about health care providers shutting their doors and closing up shop because they were found guilty and fined for receiving...

As much as most people enjoy the warmth of the summer sun, extreme heat accompanied by high humidity can be dangerous, even deadly. Each year, the summer heat kills nearly 175 Americans and sickens thousands more. It’s important to remember that heat safety is not just something to be aware of while enjoying leisure activities on the weekends – it’s also a major risk exposure for your business on any given work day. Health care providers whose duties call for them to work...

VGM Insurance acquires home health care and hospice insurance leader VGM Insurance Services is excited to announce the acquisition of Caldwell & Associates Insurance Services, Inc. of St. George, Utah. The acquisition was finalized on Oct. 31 and is a significant addition to VGM Insurance’s existing platform of specialty programs. “VGM Insurance’s acquisition of Caldwell & Associates Insurance Services furthers our drive to diversify and expand into additional markets and...