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The Pressure Is On Get Dementia Coding Right

Always follow coding guidelines for accuracy. Medicare’s recent hospice payment final rule for 2014 shows that CMS is getting serious about hospice providers cleaning up their dementia coding. Make certain you’re following the right guidance when coding these diagnoses or you could find your reimbursement suffering in the future. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser-vices has noticed a "concerning trend" [...]
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