CMS To Phase In Fingerprint Background Checks For DME, Home Health

CMS To Phase In Fingerprint Background Checks For DME, Home Health-insidehealthpolicy: CMS plans to phase in fingerprint-based background checks beginning in 2014 for home health and durable medical equipment owners, and while those in the industry say the background checks have been expected for some time, there are still unanswered questions about how the checks will be carried out. The agency recently released a Medicare Learning Network article alerting the DME and home health community the background checks will be phased in beginning in 2014, though CMS says that initially not all providers and suppliers in the high-risk category will be part of the requirement