So, it seems like a good idea to prevent fraud and abuse, but depending on how each state implements the requirements the privacy concerns might be valid. If you gps the caregiver to be within 1000 feet of the person receiving the care then you would need to know the gps location of that person too.
----------------- In December 2016, Congress passed and President Obama signed, the “21st Century Cures Act”, a sweeping legislative package that includes new funding and resources to address a wide variety of medical topics, including the opioid epidemic, the FDA drug approval process, medical research, and behavioral health issues. Importantly for providers, it also includes new requirements for electronic visit verification (EVV) and a penalty for non-compliance starting in 2019. EVV is a system that requires providers to confirm that services were actually delivered and to do so through a possible variety of electronic methods for each service like a phone call, electronic signature, and so forth. ----------------- In an effort to curb fraud and abuse, the Cures Act (Section 12006) includes a provision requiring electronic visit verification (“EVV”) for personal care and home health services provided under state Medicaid programs. The EVV legislation provides basic standards for state Medicaid program compliance but leaves much of the actual implementation standards to the states to develop. States that do not comply with this provision by 2019 (for personal care services visits) and by 2023 (for home health visits) will face a penalty of a one percentage point reduction from the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages, which are used in determining the amount of federal matching funds for state medical and medical insurance expenditures. ---------------- Information about EVV in Washington state https://www.dshs.wa.gov/.../050-M2-DX-Electronic-Visit... <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dshs.wa.gov%2Fdata%2Fbudget%2F2018%2F050-M2-DX-Electronic-Visit-Verification.pdf&h=ATP4eHx8QfjBGfsTCk3Lk2EoSlLEvW9EN1vwhPYKRRqC9_Pe227k1V1-AVazC-zCUOef678DchV3y7IxVooEZKttn8aAiDBYNKV0mqyEmIi0lTZtMpxykhYnU47y-5aicN0RCiuHu47wH4MYjR0pvLAQ4d6f> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 5:04 PM, John S. <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, it's happening in SW Ohio. Aids and nurses with smartphones are > being tracked to be sure they are where they say they are at that time. > They know how many minutes they are > Best Wishes > John s. > > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 1:53 PM, Eric Olson > <[email protected]> wrote: > I really hope this isn't going to happen > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> > <#m_93663161117902934_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Jim Lubin <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://themighty.com/2018/01/ electronic-visit-verification- > gps-tracking-disabled-people/ > <https://themighty.com/2018/01/electronic-visit-verification-gps-tracking-disabled-people/> > > > not sure if this is true yet or not. doing some research > > >
