Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Note These Changes To Hospice Cost Report Form

The hospice cost report form and instructions have some changes related to inpatient general care costs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is rephrasing the term "inpatient general care costs," which is changing from "general inpatient care costs" to be consistent with "inpatient respite costs." And CMS has added a new section to the form and corresponding instructions to capture the drug, durable medical equipment/oxygen, and medical supply costs relating to inpatient general care services, CMS says in June Transmittal No. 8 at www.cms.gov/transmittals/downloads/R8P238.pdf.
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