REGULATIONS: How ABN Spec Savvy Can Stave Off Non-Compliance
Check out these must-know vitals on cost estimates and pre-printed information.If home health agencies (HHAs) fail to fill out the new home health advance beneficiary notice (ABN) correctly, they could be financially liable for the services at issue--or even in hot water with surveyors.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hasn't been clear on who will enforce the new ABN rules and forms that take effect June 1. That means HHAs need to be especially cautious when protecting themselves against ABN non-compliance, urged the National Association for Home Care & Hospice's Mary St. Pierre in a...
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