tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2015 Issue 4
Face-To-Face: Nail Down F2F Compliance Or Expect A Reimbursement Hit
Sky high denials due to inadequate F2F documentation sound a wake-up call. While many experts and home health agencies (HHAs) have given a thumbs down to the new F2F Form that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering, don’t be too quick to discount its usefulness. So far CMS is resisting the industry’s pleas to hold off on enforcement of the new face-to-face physician encounter requirements. With sky-high F2F denial rates racking up for reviewed claims, that puts your reimbursement at serious risk. Concession: CMS has indicated to the National Association for Home Care...
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