DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2012 Issue 7 (July)

DME face-to-face proposal brings extra documentation, burden to practices

Practices that refill and order durable medical equipment (DME) for patients will have more paperwork to complete and send to suppliers if CMS finalizes its proposal in the 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule. Non-physician practitioners (NPPs) can conduct the face-to-face visit, the order won’t get approved without a doctor’s sign-off.

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