tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 45

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• Don't miss the newest instructions from the feds on how to accurately comply with hospice claims reporting requirements. In a new set of questions and answers, CMS has clarified how to report time on hospice claims, said CMS's Katie Lucas in a Dec. 2 Open Door Forum. For example: When a social worker makes a phone call as part of a patient visit, do not report that call on the claim. "Only report phone calls that are not made during a reportable visit," CMS explains in a Q&A posted to its Web site Nov. 20. Hospices...

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