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Physician Verification of Diagnoses Is Important

Diagnoses play an important role in supporting reasonable and necessary services. The diagnoses must correlate with the services the agency provides. The primary support for the patient’s plan of care comes from the principal diagnosis. The pertinent diagnoses listed first can also support the plan. Other diagnoses identify relevant comorbidities. Any of the six reported [...]

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I understand that many agencies are creating either a new form or verbal start of care order that incorporates M2250. Is this really necessary?

Q: I understand that many agencies are creating either a new form or verbal start of care order that incorporates M2250. Is this really necessary? Not all items in M2250 are going to be relevant (answered “yes”) for every patient. At start of care, when we report to the physician our findings and the projected [...]

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Can our verbal orders still be considered a referral?

Q: In reference to M2250, we have always considered our referral to be our verbal order for care, since it contains orders for care from the doctor and we get it prior to providing services. We wouldn’t make a visit without having this referral. This has always been okay with our surveyor. We then send [...]

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