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COVID-19:

Make A Judgement Call On NPP Orders

Published on Fri Apr 24, 2020

CMS document says NPP orders are OK, but where are the regs? Medicare has provided home health agencies with an array of regulatory flexibilities under the COVID-19 pandemic, but providers are hesitant to pull the trigger on one area that could really help increase access to home health services — non-phy­sician practitioners’ orders. Background: One of the many clauses in [...]
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