HOME HEALTH: CMS Not Playing Hardball With Review Notices...Yet
Delivering the notice at the start of care is OK.The expedited review notice may be a crushing new burden on home health agencies, but there are a few bright spots in new information on the requirement.Good news: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services appears to be treading lightly in the enforcement area for the rule, which took effect July 1. "CMS is well aware this review process is new to both beneficiaries and providers, and not much advance notice could be given to either because of the regulatory processes for finalizing both the regulation and notices...
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