Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Brace For Claims Rejections, Adjustments Due To Hospitals

Get ready for your reimbursement reconciliation process to get more confusing. Starting Jan. 1, the Medicare claims system will reject home health agency claim items that contain dates that overlap with an inpatient stay. Old way: Currently, the Medicare system rejects claims with overlapping dates only when the hospital submitted its claim first, notes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]
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