Industry Note:
Follow This Procedure When Patient Won't Sign ABN
Published on Fri Apr 19, 2013
Does your agency have to be on the hook if a patient refuses to sign an ABN? No, says a recent question-and-answer from HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor NHIC. Look to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual for advice in this situation, NHIC says in an article on its website. "If the beneficiary demands the service and refuses to pay, the notifier [...]