Home Health & Hospice Week

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New Hospices Go Under Medical Review Microscope

Hospices new to the Medicare program aren’t exactly getting a warm welcome from one HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor. Palmetto GBA has dropped its “Hospice Services in SNF” and “Live Discharges” topics from its active medical review list for hospices. But it has added “New Providers” in the hospice category.
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