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MACs Should School Docs On HH Documentation, GAO Says

Published on Fri Apr 28, 2017

HHAs powerless to affect docs’ documentation, feds admit. For once, home health agencies aren’t taking all the blame when it comes to the Medicare improper payment rate for the industry. The Government Accountability Office recently issued a report outlining the physician documentation problem that has plagued home health agency claims for years. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “does [...]
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