Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Notes:

Beware Problem Correcting Certain Institutional Category HH Claims

Watch out for a newly reported claims glitch that could be costing you your rightful reimbursement — at least for six months. The problem: “When a claim is initially processed with a [HIPPS] code indicating a community admission but Common Working File (CWF) finds an applicable inpatient claim, CWF rejects the claim with edit 727D. This edit identifies the claim [...]
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