Thursday, May 21, 2015

Medicare Part B News - Jurisdiction H for May 19th, 2015

Medicare News

Customer Contact Center Survey "How are we doing?"
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2015 Changes to Home Health Documentation Requirements
Do you certify the need for home health care for any of your patients? Did you know there has been a change to documentation requirements? If this applies to you, we encourage you to read this article carefully on the changes affecting documentation for dates of service January 1, 2015 and after as the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Review Contractor continues to show an increase in denials related to documentation of Home Health Face-to-Face visits.

Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Articles from CMS

Revised:
MM9114 - Updates on Hospice Election Form, Revocation, and Attending Physician