Home health cert and recert

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Did you know that Medicare reimburses for physician supervision of any patients under home health (or hospice)? which is called a Care Plan Oversight (CPO). Reimbursement for HHA certification and re-certification can be $40.00 or $50, depending on your region. And, for HHA supervision can be $101 or $102 for hospice patients

 The requirements for home health include:

• The patient is confined to their home (homebound)
• The patient is under the care of a physician
• The patient requires skilled services 
• The patient has an established home health plan of care (POC) that is regularly reviewed by a physician 
• A face-to-face encounter with a physician was no more than 90 days prior to the start of home health or occurred within 30 days after

Please keep in mind the patient must be billed during the period that the patient was receiving Medicare-covered home health or hospice services