Last week, we covered the Face-to-Face encounter documentation requirements, how to provide additional information that might be missing from the provider’s original F2F encounter visit note, and some tips from Palmetto’s frequently asked questions on RCD regarding F2F. Since many F2F encounter notes by providers (physicians, PAs and NPs) are missing some required details, agencies are usually finding it necessary …
Part 1: Meeting the F2F Challenge
The Public Health Emergency has resulted in some changes to the face-to-face encounter guidelines, but F2F has not gone away! As agencies in Review Choice Demonstration states navigate Pre-Claim Review, Palmetto is answering questions and offering additional suggestions on meeting the F2F requirements. If you are struggling with pre-claim review in a current RCD state (Illinois, Ohio and Texas), if …
Save the date: Insight 2019
Join us this September in Dallas for the premier training event for home health professionals. Insight 2019 is your best learning opportunity to maximize your agency’s potential and improve accuracy for PDGM success. Led by home health expert Lisa Selman-Holman, this four-day training event will cover ICD-10 diagnosis coding and OASIS, upcoming regulatory changes, documentation, billing, quality measures and more. “My …
Briggs Healthcare acquires Selman-Holman & Associates
Consulting acquisition bolsters compliance solutions for home health agencies and hospices and expands Briggs’ post-acute regulatory and clinical offerings On Nov. 9, 2018, Briggs Healthcare announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Selman-Holman & Associates. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Briggs, Selman-Holman will continue to expand its education and compliance solutions for the home health industry. …