RAC Adds Hospice General Inpatient Care Issue

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The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC), Performant, added a hospice issue this month to the list of CMS approved issues.  The new issue is Issue 0212 – Hospice General Inpatient Care: Medical Necessity and Documentation Requirements. The review will determine if hospice General Inpatient Care (GIP) was reasonable and necessary to achieve pain control or acute […]

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Recovery Audit Contractor Adds Continuous Home Care Issue

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The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC), Performant, added a hospice issue this month to the list of CMS-approved issues, Issue 0201 – Hospice Continuous Home Care: Medical Necessity and Documentation Requirements. The review will determine if hospice Continuous Home Care (CHC) services were reasonable and necessary to achieve palliation and management of the patient’s acute medical […]

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