HCFA announces big changes for its local medical review policies
Rehab providers are about to have more say in how their fiscal intermediaries (FIs) and Medicare carriers conduct medical reviews. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) announced in November changes to the development and format of local medical review policies (LMRPs) that analysts say will make these policies clearer and more accessible to providers.
In Program Memorandum AB-00-116, HCFA
Provides more notice and opportunity for providers to have input on new LMRPs
Establishes a standard format for LMRPs
Requ
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