What is Face to Face Recertification?
A hospice face to face encounter is a step in patient recertification beginning with the third benefit period and each benefit period thereafter. The goal of hospice face to face patient encounter is to encourage greater involvement of the physician in the care of...
Navigating the Hospice Initial Accreditation Process
What is hospice initial accreditation and why is it important? Hospice initial accreditation is a way to ensure delivery of consistent and high quality services across all accredited hospice agencies. The accreditation program ensures that the hospice agency is fully...
Accounts Receivable by Payer
Who are Hospice Agency Payers? A payer is the company of government agency that pays the provider, i.e., the hospice agency, for the medical service that is administered to the patient. For most hospice agencies, Medicare is the primary payer for hospice services....
Aging Accounts Receivable
What is Aging Accounts Receivable? The age of accounts receivable (AR) is the time that has elapsed from the time the agency delivered the service to the patient until current date. Aging AR is typically grouped into monthly buckets (e.g., 0-30 days, 31-60 days,...