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Posting Date: 02/08/2021
Wound Care Under the Medicare Home Health Benefit
Wound Care Under the Medicare Home Health Benefit Wound care treatment typically involves three skilled nursing interventions, which may be performed at the same time or separately from each other. The three services are: Performing the [...]
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Posting Date: 05/11/2020
Home Health Plans of Care: NPs, CNSs and PAs Allowed to Certify
Home Health Plans of Care: Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physician Assistants Allowed to Certify Section 3708 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. No. 116-136) amended sections [...]
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Posting Date: 11/30/2020
Homebound Status
Homebound Status A Medicare beneficiary must be confined to the home in order to use their Medicare home health benefit. CMS defines homebound status in the CMS IOM Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy [...]
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Posting Date: 04/12/2022
Home Health: The Definition of an Allowed Practitioner
Home Health: The Definition of an Allowed Practitioner As per MM12615 the “Definition of an Allowed Practitioner” has been revised to read as follows (CR 12615): Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 7 Section 30.2.1 – Definition of an [...]
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Posting Date: 06/18/2025
MLN Connects® Newsletter: June 18, 2025
MLN Connects® Newsletter: June 18, 2025 News 2023 Doctors & Clinicians Preview Period Open Until June 25 Hospital Price Transparency: Respond to Accuracy & Completeness RFI by July 21 Medicare Part B Discarded Drug Program: Get [...]
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Posting Date: 05/05/2021
Description of NPI and a Link to NPPES Registry
Description of NPI and a Link to NPPES Registry As mandated by HIPAA, you should maintain (verify and update) your NPI data via NPPES on a regular basis. The NPI: is a ten-digit number and must be submitted on the enrollment form, [...]
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Posting Date: 05/05/2021
Description of NPI and a Link to NPPES Registry
Description of NPI and a Link to NPPES Registry As mandated by HIPAA, you should maintain (verify and update) your NPI data via NPPES on a regular basis. The NPI: is a ten-digit number and must be submitted on the enrollment form, will [...]
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Posting Date: 05/05/2021
Description of NPI and a Link to NPPES Registry
Description of NPI and a Link to NPPES Registry As mandated by HIPAA, you should maintain (verify and update) your NPI data via NPPES on a regular basis. The NPI: is a ten-digit number and must be submitted on the enrollment form, [...]
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