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Sidestep This Common Election Statement Landmine

Published on Fri Nov 03, 2017

You'd better be sure how to document a change in your hospice patient's attending physician. Otherwise, reviewers could deny the patient's entire claim. "If the patient/representative wants to change their designated attending physician, they must file a signed [election] statement with the hospice," HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS says on its webpage about election statement requirements. A valid election statement [...]
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