Re: [QUAD-L] Electronic Visit Verification: GPS Tracking People With Disabilities | The Mighty

[Jim Lubin]

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.

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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.

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 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...




On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 5:04 PM, John S.  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.
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> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 1:53 PM, Eric Olson
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> I really hope this isn't going to happen
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> On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Jim Lubin  wrote:
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> https://themighty.com/2018/01/ electronic-visit-verification-
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> not sure if this is true yet or not. doing some research
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Re: [QUAD-L] Electronic Visit Verification: GPS Tracking People With Disabilities | The Mighty

[John S.]

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 wrote:   I 
really hope this isn't going to happen 


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On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Jim Lubin  wrote:

https://themighty.com/2018/01/ electronic-visit-verification- 
gps-tracking-disabled-people/​
not sure if this is true yet or not. doing some research 

  

Re: [QUAD-L] Electronic Visit Verification: GPS Tracking People With Disabilities | The Mighty

[Eric Olson]

I really hope this isn't going to happen


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On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Jim Lubin  wrote:

> https://themighty.com/2018/01/electronic-visit-verification-
> gps-tracking-disabled-people/
> ​
>
> not sure if this is true yet or not. doing some research
>

Re: [QUAD-L] Electronic Visit Verification: GPS Tracking People With Disabilities | The Mighty

[John S.]

Yeah, big brother is here, 34 years late, but here he is.

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  On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 3:07 PM, Jim Lubin wrote:   
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[QUAD-L] Electronic Visit Verification: GPS Tracking People With Disabilities | The Mighty

[Jim Lubin]

https://themighty.com/2018/01/electronic-visit-verification-gps-tracking-disabled-people/
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not sure if this is true yet or not. doing some research