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Compliance:

Access Problems Loom Due To FFE

Published on Tue Jan 18, 2011

Many HHAs opt to deny admission if FFE visits and forms aren't in place. Once enforcement for the new face-to-face requirement begins April 1, you're likely to see your referrals and admissions go down. Industry veterans expect some physicians to stop referring home care patients, or at least as many patients as they currently do. "Some of our referring docs just might throw in the towel with this one," predicts Casey Blumenthal with the Montana Hospital Association's home care division. "They are only willing to jump through so many hoops." "Physicians, as a general rule, have not responded well to the requirement and the unrealistic expectations associated with increased documentation for them," observes Kim Foltz with Iowa Alliance in Home Care. "We've heard verbally from physicians that they will be less likely to refer to home care because of the requirements." The result: "We're concerned, and believe strongly, this will [...]
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