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Well, there is a "solution" in the works. It's currently not required for my position and will only initially apply to Medicare (or Medicaid - don't recall which) patients.
The hospital provides field staff with cell phones. There's an app we're just getting training on that will time stamp our visits, travel, and mileage, as well as track GPS for verification of visits. It will also flag and ask for clarification if travel time exceeds expectation.
Currently we self report, so if I stop at McDonald's because I have to pee, it's nobodies business. Many of my coworkers are less than thrilled with the new app (honestly most aren't that fond of tech or changes to begin with) even though management is attempting to reassure that they're really not intending to track us, it's just for patient verification (for the very small percentage of patients it applies to.)