{"id":77,"date":"2018-03-22T15:57:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T15:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=77"},"modified":"2018-03-22T16:12:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T16:12:53","slug":"77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/22\/77\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentation: Tap These Resources To Help Make Your Claims Bulletproof"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-blogger-escaped-style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin-bottom: 1.5em !important; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78\" src=\"https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Reimbursement-Dollars.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Reimbursement-Dollars.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Reimbursement-Dollars-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advantagehcconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Reimbursement-Dollars-210x135.jpeg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong data-blogger-escaped-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><em data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\">Share tips and tools with your referring docs.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div data-blogger-escaped-style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin-bottom: 1.5em !important; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">You can boost your compliance \u2014 and reimbursement \u2014 by making sure your claims won\u2019t fall prey to medical review denials based on certification and face-to-face encounter problems. Use the following resources to supercharge your policies and procedures surrounding documentation and billing accurately:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul data-blogger-escaped-style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px 40px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong data-blogger-escaped-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Centers for Medicare &amp;amp; Medicaid Services\u00a0<\/strong><em data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;\">MLN Matters\u00a0<\/em>article SE 1436 outlines physicians\u2019 documentation requirements for certifying patients for home health: www.cms.gov\/Outreach-andEducation\/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN\/MLNMattersArticles\/Downloads\/SE1436.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong data-blogger-escaped-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Palmetto GBA\u00a0<\/strong>article about working with physicians on F2F documentation, including comments: http:\/\/palmgba.com\/gbd\/2013\/05\/efficiently-and-effectively-communicating-information-to-satisfythe-home-health-face-to-face-requirement\/<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong data-blogger-escaped-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">CGS\u00a0<\/strong>article on getting your documentation into the physician record: www.cgsmedicare.com\/hhh\/pubs\/news\/2017\/1117\/cope5302.html<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">CGS article emphasizing date of encounter and offering cert statement example: https:\/\/cgsmedicare.com\/hhh\/pubs\/news\/2018\/0118\/cope5731.html<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Links to CMS home health F2F and certification templates and CDEs, as well as ODF slides: www.cms.gov\/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems\/Computer-Data-and-Systems\/Electronic-Clinical-Templates\/Other-Benefit-Templates\/Other-Templates-home-health.html<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">CGS documentation checklist: www.cgsmedicare.com\/hhh\/education\/materials\/pdf\/hh_documentation_checklist_tool.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><strong data-blogger-escaped-style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">National Government Services\u00a0<\/strong>job aids: Go to www.ngsmedicare.com\/ngs\/portal\/ngsmedicare\/newngs\/home-lob\/pages\/job-aids-manuals\/ and scroll down for tools including \u201cHome Health Certification Statement\u201d and \u201cHome Health Probe and Educate Tips.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; line-height: 1.92; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: roboto;\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"color: black; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-blogger-escaped-style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; 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