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Q: Could M01850 (transfer) be the data element that determines the homebound status of a patient? After a payment denial, someone said that because this data element was answered as “0″, the patient is considered not a homebound patient.

Q: Could M01850 (transfer) be the data element that determines the homebound status of a patient? After a payment denial, someone said that because this data element was answered as “0″, the patient is considered not a homebound patient. A: Homebound status is determined by the overall picture painted of the patient within the documentation. [...]

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If the patient is discharged from Medicare and we check response 0, able to ambulate independently, in M1860, ambulation, will we set ourselves up for an audit because the patient is not homebound?

Q: If the patient is discharged from Medicare and we check response 0, able to ambulate independently, in M1860, ambulation, will we set ourselves up for an audit because the patient is not homebound? A: An agency’s goal is for patients to improve, to become as independent as possible. Given that the Centers for Medicare [...]

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