tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 27

Hospice: New Reporting Could Delay Hospice Cash Flow

Claims data requirement hit hospices on July 1 Hospices are better prepared to tackle the new claims data requirement than they were six months ago. But it will still be a major effort for uncertain results, critics say. Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set a Jan. 1 deadline for hospices to begin reporting visit data for some of their staff. After a strident outcry from the industry over unanswered reporting questions and other problems, CMS made the data reporting optional until July 1. "Hospices are more ready now that they were on Jan. 1,"...

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