Hospice Item Set (HIS) Record Submission Begins

All Medicare-certified hospices are required to complete and submit a Hospice Item Set (HIS) Admission record and a HIS-Discharge record for patient admissions on or after July 1, 2014. HIS record completion and submission is ongoing according to these timeframes: Hospices have 14 days from admission to complete HIS-Admission records and 7 days from discharge…