To guard themselves from sanctions, home health agencies need to invest in QAPI programs, NAHC experts say

To guard themselves from sanctions, home health agencies need to invest in QAPI programs, NAHC experts say 
McKnights Home Care; by Adam Healy; 5/22/24 
To protect themselves against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ compliance enforcement mechanisms, home care providers must focus on quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) programs, experts at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice said during a webinar. ... Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released updates to its enforcement remedies and alternative sanctions for home health and hospice agencies. These remedies and sanctions may be imposed in lieu of termination for providers with condition-level deficiencies. They include civil money penalties, payment suspensions, temporarily-appointed management, directed plans of correction or in-service training.