As previously discussed, hospice providers are required to have a hospice physician or nurse practitioner perform a face-to-face encounter with each hospice patient whose total length of stay is anticipated to reach the third benefit period. This encounter must be performed no more than thirty days prior to the third benefit period recertification, and... READ MORE
CMS Updates Claims Processing Manual to Reflect Failure of Timely Hospice Face-to-Face
Posted on October 11, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
