Diagnosis Coding:
CMS To Ban Debility, Failure To Thrive As Primary Diagnoses On Hospice Claims
Published on Thu May 02, 2013
Most hospices still aren’t reporting secondary diagnoses, CMS fumes. If you thought CMS was cracking down hard on hospice diagnosis coding already, just wait. A whopping 72 percent of hospices continue to report only one diagnosis code on hospice claims, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says in its proposed rule for 2014 hospice payment rates. That’s down from [...]