Home Health & Hospice Week

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Prepare For More Hassles As Medicare Tightens Qualifications For Certifying Physicians

CMS downplays the increased burden. Hospices have a little more time to get ready for a new requirement for physicians who certify patients for hospice, but it’s still going to make life harder. “As part of CMS’ larger strategy to address hospice program integrity and quality of care … we are finalizing our proposal that … two categories of physicians [...]
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