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Posting Date: 07/16/2024
Hospice Quality Reporting Letters
Hospice Quality Reporting Letters CMS notified MACs of hospice providers that either chose not to participate in the Hospice QRP or failed to meet the Hospice QRP reporting requirements for the data collection period of 1/1/2023 to 12/31/2023 [...]
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Posting Date: 07/16/2024
Home Health Certifying Provider Change
Home Health Certifying Provider Change Home health certifying physician or NPP changes can occur anytime for a variety of reasons. Some examples may include practitioner retirement or vacation and patient choice. Regardless of the [...]
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Posting Date: 07/12/2024
Hospice Transfers
Hospice Transfers The purpose of a hospice transfer is to allow the beneficiary the opportunity to transfer to another agency without affecting the current benefit period and providing continuity of care. Instead of the beneficiary revoking [...]
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Posting Date: 07/17/2024
Billing Hospice Transfers
Billing Hospice Transfers Once a beneficiary elects to receive care under the Medicare hospice benefit, he or she waives rights to Medicare payments for hospice care provided by any other hospice other than the one they have chosen/designated. [...]
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