An ebilling document warning in the claims tab is to identify the missing required Medicare documentation in order to submit the claim for billing.
Document Warnings:
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Written Medical Director Certification (this is your internal MD)
- Attending Physician Written Certification (the AP your patient chose)
- Face to Face ( Can be performed by the MD or NP)
- Written Medical Director Recertification (this is your internal MD)
*Attendings are not required to re-certify patients.
If the patient does NOT have an active attending physician and you want to clear the document warning in ebilling for an Attending Physician written certification- proceed to download the internal MD's certification and upload it back into the chart. From the dropdown menu select Attending Physician Certification, and enter the date the certification was completed by the MD.
Check out: Uploading Documentation
Sources of certification.
(1) For the initial 90-day period, the hospice must obtain written certification statements (and oral certification statements if required under paragraph (a)(3) of this section) from—
(i) The medical director of the hospice or the physician member of the hospice interdisciplinary group; and
(ii) The individual's attending physician, if the individual has an attending physician. The attending physician must meet the definition of physician specified in § 410.20 of this subchapter.
(2) For subsequent periods, the only requirement is certification by one of the physicians listed in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section.
Help Guide:
Resources:
eCFR :: 42 CFR Part 418 -- Hospice Care