Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Notes:

Direct Docs To Signature Requirement Pointers

Whether they’re certifying terminal illness for hospice, ordering home health or requesting DME supplies, Medicare needs physicians’ signatures. But many docs are unclear regarding what specifics they must include when they are signing an order or prescription. A new CMS resource may help, offering specific guidance on signature requirements in 12 different articles on the matter. From an overall view [...]
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