Home Health & Hospice Week

Don’t slack off on face-to-face encoun-ter requirements just because the F2F physician narrative is proposed for elimination. The Compre-hensive Error Rate Testing program is focusing on F2F, and that means your MAC is too.

According to Medicare Administrative Con-tractor National Government Services, the F2F physician narrative should distinguish exactly what services are going to be provided by the skilled professional in the patient’s home; explain why a skilled professional is required to provide the home health care services requested; disclose clinical information (beyond a list of recent diagnoses, in-jury, or procedure) that is individual and specific to the patient; and clarify why the findings from this individual patient face-to-face encounter support the medical necessity of the services ordered.