Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Notes:

Watch Out For This Hospice Denial Error

Take evasive action for this claims system glitch, or wait it out. Hospices will finally see some relief on a claims denial error — if a software patch works next month. Problem: “Some hospice claims are being Returned to Provider (RTP) with reason code 36188 in error,” HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS notes on its website. “The Fiscal Intermediary Standard [...]
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