Author Archives: WarrenHebert
CMS Clarifications for Face to Face Encounter
During a lengthy conference call, a representative from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided detailed information to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) as to how home health agencies will be able to meet face to face encounter requirements for patients referred to home health from institutional settings. Continue reading
OIG Reports 15,000 Deaths a Month From Human Error
The USA Today 11/16/10 posting opened with the headline: Hospital Care Fatal for Some Medicare Patients. The study found that from the Medicare population only, there are 134,000 adverse events in hospitals, every month. From those adverse events, mostly from human errors, 15,000 Medicare patients die in hospitals, every month. Continue reading
Date Stamps No Longer Accepted: Physicians Must Date Signatures
Date Stamps No Longer Accepted: Physicians Must Date Signatures Palmetto GBA recently received clarification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in reference to physician signatures with stamped dates. CMS has clarified that physicians must sign and date … Continue reading
