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RAC Adds Hospice General Inpatient Care Issue
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 […]
Read MoreRecovery Audit Contractor Adds Continuous Home Care Issue
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 […]
Read MoreRecovery Audit Contractor to Conduct Home Health Reviews
The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Performant Recovery, Inc. will be conducting a complex home health review for documentation and medical necessity, according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The announcement was posted January 10, 2018. The review will be for all Region 5 “HHA MACs except for the following […]
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