Hospice Targeted For Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRC) Project

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) MS supplemental medical review contractor (SMRC), StrategicHealthSolutions (Strategic), has a current hospice project.  Project Y3P0440 – Hospice, deals with the general inpatient (GIP) level of care.  Strategic is conducting post-payment review of claims for calendar year 2015 to identify claims for GIP care that may have been improperly…