DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 2 (February)

CMS to require additional documentation when ordering home health care

You are now required to provide additional documentation to home health agencies when ordering home health care for patients. A new CMS requirement greatly impacts the bottom line of your peers in home health, but requires additional work from you. The rules state a home health agency must have documentation of a face-to-face encounter between a patient and the patient’s physician or non-physician practitioner (NPP).

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