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Bone Up On F2F With These Resources

Published on Thu Mar 10, 2016

Confusion abounds about the face-to-face physician encounter for home health patients. Use these resources to get some clarity on the issue:

Rule basics: 2015 HH PPS final rule at https://federalregister.gov/a/2014-26057.
Pre-implementation review of certification requirements including the five elements for F2F: www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events-Items/2014-12-16-Home-Health-Benefit.html.
New F2F requirement overview: January 2015 MLN Matters article at www.cms.gov/Outreachand-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1436.pdf.
Medicare Administrative Contractors on F2F: www.cgsmedicare.com/hhh/education/materials/pdf/FTF.pdf (for Palmetto GBA and National Government Services resources, email editor Rebecca Johnson at rebeccaj@eliresearch.com with “MAC F2F” in the subject line for a free link to the resources).
F2F Probe & Educate overview: www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1524.pdf.

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