tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 3

HOSPICE: Remember Doc Attestation for New Hospice Narrative

Part of your Medicare payments could be at stake. If you wait for medical reviewers to ferret out your problems with the new physician hospice narrative requirement, you could be in a world of hurt payment-wise. Hospices actually seem to be doing OK with the narrative portion of the new requirement that went into effect Oct. 1, indicates regional home health intermediary Cahaba GBA. "Many hospices are complying with the use of the physician narrative requirement," the intermediary reports in an email message to providers. Background: Under the new requirement, CMS requires the certifying physician to include a...

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