Billing for Home Health Care Certification

Why This Topic Matters

These services can create additional Part B reimbursement when properly documented and submitted. The article helps readers identify whether their practice may be missing billable work and highlights the general compliance and documentation topics that affect payment.

Article Sections

1. Physician claims for home-health-patient services see growth

   An overview of Medicare claim activity and payment trends for home health certification, recertification, and care plan oversight services. The section also references specialty distribution and denial patterns.

2. Home health certification and re-certification

   General discussion of the certification and recertification process for home health patients, including who may be paid and the basic claim-filing considerations described in the article.

3. Plan of care oversight harder to document

   A broad look at monthly oversight services for home health and hospice patients and the documentation challenges associated with them. The section also notes general Medicare billing considerations and time-tracking issues.