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Physician Length Estimate Denials Plague HHA Claims

Published on Fri Sep 15, 2017

Avoid a last-minute scramble to comply. Like face-to-face, another confusing requirement can cause you to lose an entire episode’s reimbursement based on the physician. Unlike F2F, the physician service length estimate is relatively easy to get right. Background: Back in May 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implemented a new requirement for the physician to include on the [...]
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