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Posting Date: 07/21/2022
Late Notice of Admission - The Exception Process
Late Notice of Admission - The Exception Process Table of Contents Timeliness of the NOA and the Penalty Requirements for Submission of the NOA Exception Process Canceling a Timely NOA to Correct an Error Reasons Not to Cancel an NOA [...]
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Posting Date: 05/09/2022
Home Health Transfers
Home Health Transfers Table of Contents Background What To Do As a Receiving HHA What To Do As the Initial HHA What To Do In Case of a Dispute Related Content [Return to Top] Background A home health transfer occurs when a [...]
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Posting Date: 12/05/2017
Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Services Under Home Health
Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Services Under Home Health Effective for services furnished on or after 1/1/2017, Medicare will make separate payment to HHAs for dNPWT services for patients under the home health benefit. NPWT [...]
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Posting Date: 05/09/2022
Home Health Agency Transfer and Dispute Protocol
Home Health Agency Transfer and Dispute Protocol Specific protocol and steps must be followed prior to opening an admission period for a new patient. Step One: Verify the patient’s eligibility You must ensure the patient is not [...]
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Posting Date: 12/20/2016
Reporting Site of Service Codes for Home Health Care
Reporting Site of Service Codes for Home Health Care HH PPS claim payments are based on the site of the beneficiary’s care. In order for Medicare to accurately capture where home health services are provided, HHAs are required to report the [...]
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Posting Date: 05/19/2022
Home Health Demand Billing
Home Health Demand Billing Table of Contents Background What is a Demand Bill? Requirements for Submission How to Submit a Demand Bil Claim Page 1: Claim Page 2: Covered and Noncovered Charges Claim Page 2: All Noncovered Charges [...]
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Posting Date: 06/23/2025
Billing Telehealth Services for Part B Providers
During this webinar, we’ll provide you with insight into covered Medicare telehealth services and coverage requirements. We’ll discuss originating sites, distant sites and billing and payment guidelines.
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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: 10/22/2015
Hospice Documentation Tips
Hospice Documentation Tips Medicare coverage of hospice depends on a physician’s certification that an individual’s prognosis is a life expectancy of six months or less if the terminal illness runs its normal course. It is important that the [...]
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Posting Date: 10/05/2022
Tips for Responding to a Hospice ADR
Tips for Responding to a Hospice ADR National Government Services performs medical review audits of services billed to Medicare to validate that the documentation supports coverage and level of services billed. If one of your claims is [...]
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