Tag: ADR

Navigating ADRs

Do you struggle with how to navigate Additional Development Requests (ADRs) and ensure accurate reimbursement? These tips will help put you on the right track. Understand the Purpose of ADRs: ADRs occur when payers request additional documentation to justify payment for specific services. Focus on the most common type: Pre-Payment Medicare Approved Contractor’s (MAC) “medical…

Approved Signatures

Services and orders provided for home health and hospice require some kind of authenticating signature by the author.  In this age of electronic medical records, organizations are faced with a variety of signatures–handwritten and electronic.  It’s often difficult to determine what is acceptable to the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).  Here are a few tips.  First…

Additional Document Requests

Additional Document Requests (ADRs) strike fear into the hearts of most home health and hospice providers.  One of the leading reasons for claim denial results from providers not responding to ADRs.  That, in itself, will lead to more scrutiny.  Providers need to ensure they have a clear cut ADR process including prompt identification of the…