CMS Issue Plans for Medical Review of the F2F Requirement

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its initial plan for medical review of the home health face-to-face (F2F) encounter requirement.  CMS plans to initiate a “Probe and Educate Review” process beginning Oct 1, 2015. These reviews will impact claims with a “from” date beginning August 1, 2015.  This strategy is what the…