Category Archives: Home Healthcare Articles
“Home Health Face-to-Face Encounter: A New Home Health Certification Requirement” MLN Matters Article
The Medicare Learning Network® (MLN) has just released MLN Matters Special Edition Article #SE1038 (“Home Health Face-to-Face Encounter: A New Home Health Certification Requirement”) to remind physicians who certify a patient’s eligibility for home health benefits that the Affordable Care Act mandates that they, or an allowed non-physician practitioner (NPP), document that they have had a face-to-face encounter with the patient. Continue reading
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
Final Rule for 2011 Home Health PPS Released!
The Home Health PPS 2011 Final Rule has just been released and is now on display at the Federal Register site Continue reading
