This resource manual includes regulatory and billing information about three physician benefits available under Medicare: - Care Plan Oversight for home health and hospice services
- Certification/Recertification of home health services, and
- Physician home visits.
The publication provides details on such important topics as: criteria for reimbursement, documentation requirements, billing by non-physician practitioners, sample log of Care Plan Oversight activities, instructions for filing a claim on CMS form 1500, including the use of correct codes, payment rates for all physicians' home care services by geographic location. Updated annually.