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Regulatory Updates
Total of 163 Records Returned
State: All
NPI: What you need to know booklet
Date Posted : 03/1/2021
Program: Behavioral Health, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies, Home Health, Hospice, Pharmacy, Private Duty, Sleep
National Provider Identifier (NPI) - Educational booklet on what you need to know about the NPI.
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Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Home Health – Psychiatric Care (L34561)
Date Proposed : 03/29/2016
Program: Home Health
Summary: Information for Local Coverage Determination for home health - psychiatric care. Includes coverage guidance, coding information, and general information.
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Hospice Tip: What documentation is needed to support terminal illness?
Date Proposed : 03/23/2016
Program: Hospice
Summary: Terminal illness documentation may include the following: the history, progression of illness/disease, recent changes, exacerbation of symptoms, comorbities, secondary conditions, variables that are measureable, labs, PPS/Karnofsky scale, FAST scale for Alzheimer's patients, weight loss, BMI, percentage of meals eaten, vital signs, IDG meeting notes.
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DMEPOS Information for Pharmacies
Date Proposed : 06/1/2015
Program: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies, Pharmacy
Summary: “The Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS): Information for Pharmacies” Fact Sheet – Revised This fact sheet is designed to provide education for pharmacies on DMEPOS. It includes information on accreditation by a CMS – approved independent national Accreditation Organization, as well as information if a pharmacy wants to be considered for an exemption from the accreditation requirements.
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Complying With Medical Record Documentation Requirements
Date Adopted : 01/1/2021
Program: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies
Summary: This fact sheet was developed by the Medicare Learning Network (MLN), in conjunction with the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Part A and Part B (A/B) and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) Outreach & Education Task Forces, to provide nationally-consistent education on topics of interest to health care professionals. It is designed to help providers understand how to provide accurate and supportive medical record documentation.
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PECOS for DMEPOS suppliers – updated January 2022
Date Proposed : 10/10/2019
Program: Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies
Summary: Provider-Supplier enrollment fact sheet series. Update January 2022.
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Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.