tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 44

HOSPITALS ~ CMS Slaps A Fresh Coat Of Paint On 'Outdated And Unduly Burdensome' Hospital Regs

Medicare changes guidelines for history and physical examination, among others. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally updated its Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs) for hospitals in hopes that this will alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens and give hospitals the flexibility they need to meet patients' needs.In a Nov. 28 notice to providers, CMS issued the following changes: History and Physical (H&P) examination. CMS will expand the timeframe for completion of the H&P and expand the number of permissible professional categories of individuals who may perform the H&P. Authentication of verbal orders. This...

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